ERIC Number: ED094332
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1972
Pages: 184
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Dyslexia and the Individual.
Meredith, Patrick
The main objective of this book is to explain the thinking that is involved in working out a systematic scheme of the variables related to dyslexia. The contents of the book include "Origins of the Approach,""Some Principles of Instruction"; "Verbal Behavior"; "Our Ideas about Language"; "Left and Right"; "The Biology of the Book"; "Exploring Space," which considers the importance of visualizing non-Euclidean geometrical space in learning to read; "Space and Language"; "The Mapping of Experience"; "Geometry of Behavior"; "The Grammar of the Glove," which presents a model of English grammar that will help educators understand some of the reading difficulties experienced by children; "The Body in the Box," which examines the importance of spatial relations and the ability to perceive spatial situations while reading; "Flexible Geometry"; "The Variables of Experience"; "Notes for Teachers and Parents"; "Spacing the ABC," which stresses the importance of developing space-time perceptions in young children who are learning to read; "The Control of Perception"; "A psychophysical Approach to Dyslexia"; "Identity and Importance"; and "Approach to the Brain." (RB)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Dyslexia, Higher Education, Language Acquisition, Reading Difficulty, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Research Problems, Speech Communication, Visual Perception
Elm Tree Books Ltd., 90 Great Street, London WC1, England (2.35 pounds cloth)
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