Dyslexia

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the subject of dyslexia using R. Temple's "Your Child - Dyslexia - Practical and Easy-to-Follow Advice" as a resource for information. The paper first provides a brief summary of the book and then goes on to discuss the book's coverage of the causes, symptoms, and interventions of dyslexia. The paper concludes with the writer's evaluation of Temple's book, stating that she would recommend it because she felt that it raised some interesting points but also caused her to think beyond the material presented and into the broader context of her world.

Outline:
Summary
Causes
Symptoms
Interventions
Evaluation

From the Paper:

"Current research is focused on: proving that the brain structure of dyslexics is different from that of non-dyslexics; finding a gene that causes dyslexia; comparing the accuracy of different models for explaining dyslexia; and explaining how dyslexics differ from non-dyslexics in processing information in the brain. Temple states that there is "no standard, objective, commonly-agreed-upon set of criteria for dyslexia presently available."

Sample of Sources Used:

• http://www.dyslexia.com/ (this is the Davis Dyslexia Association International site)
• Mash, E.J., Wolfe, D.A. (2005). Abnormal child psychology, (3rd ed.).Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.
• Temple, R. (1998). Your child - dyslexia - practical and easy-to-follow advice. Boston, MA: Element Books, Inc.

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