Current Directions in Dyslexia Research

Dirk J. Bakker (Edited by) , Kees P. van den Bos (Edited by) , David L. Share (Edited by) , Linda S. Siegel (Edited by)

• Part I: Definition And Subtyping of Dyslexia 1. Are Discrepancy—Based Definitions of Dyslexia Empirically Defensible? 2. Validity of the Concept of Dyslexia: Alternative Approaches to Definition and Classification 3. A Critical Evaluation of the IQ-Achievement Discrepancy-Based Definition of Dyslexia 4. The Clinical Relevance of Dyslexia Subtype Research Part II: Biopsychological Foundations of Dyslexia 5. Dyslexia and Irregular Dynamics of the Visual System 6. Electrocortical Correlates of Reading Disability Subtypes 7. Pharmacological Treatment of Dyslexia Part III: Psycholinguistic Aspects of Dyslexia 8. Deficient Phonological Processing in Disabled Readers Implicates Processing Deficits beyond the Phonological Module 9. Phonemic Segmentation: Testing and Training 10. Metalinguistic Awareness and Reading Acquisition: Some Issues 11. Word Identification Routes and Reading Disorders Part IV: Treatment of Dyslexia 12. Treatment of Dyslexia 13. Neuropsychological Treatment of Dyslexia in Clinical Practice 14. Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Word and Pseudoword Reading of Reading-Disabled Students 15. Instructional Approaches to Problems in Reading Comprehension of Dyslexics