Book Review: Day-to-day dyslexia in the classroom. Joy Pollock and Elizabeth Waller. London: Routledge 1994. pp. 171.
✍ Scribed by Ann Cooke
- Book ID
- 101281826
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1076-9242
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✦ Synopsis
London: Routledge 1994. pp. 171. oy Pollock and Elizabeth Waller have long experience of working with dyslexic individuals, both as teachers and advisors, and hence they draw on extensive practical experience for the material in this book. The title aptly reflects the daily situation that faces dyslexic pupils and their teachers. We cannot be certain of the incidence of dyslexia in the school population; figures vary between 2.5% and 10%. 'One in every class' is an often-quoted estimate and it is indeed likely that at least 4% of pupils have considerable difficulties with learning to read and write. For some of these children, tuition is provided under Statements of Special Educational Need. But only a small proportion of dyslexic learners get help in this way and many of these will have, at most, one to two hours per week of specialist tuition. They spend much of their school week in the classroom with their peer group, and depend on their class teachers to help them use their newly learned skills in the wider context of curriculum work. For the great majority, the job of providing for all their extra needs lies with class teachers in the Primary school, and with Special Needs and subject teachers for the 11-18 year age group.
Day-to-Day Dyslexia offers a wealth of information and practical suggestions to help teachers meet that responsibility. It is divided into chapters which cover topics and skills: reading, spelling, numeracy, sequencing, organization, classroom management and so on, so the