Edited by Margaret Snowling, University of York, UK. Edited by Joy Stackhouse, University of Sheffield, UK.

• Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition.Contributors.Chapter 1: Language skills and learning to read: the dyslexia spectrum (Margaret J. Snowling).Chapter 2: Speech and spelling difficulties: what to look for (Joy Stackhouse).Chapter 3: The dyslexic brain (W.A. Lishman).Chapter 4: The prediction and screening of children’s reading difficulties (Valerie Muter).Chapter 5: Assessing speech and language skills in the school-age child (Hilary Gardner).Chapter 6: Assessing reading and spelling skills (Nata K. Goulandris).Chapter 7: Assessing children’s reading comprehension (Kate Nation).Chapter 8: Short-term memory: assessment and intervention (Maggie Vance and Jane E. Mitchell).Chapter 9: Phonological awareness and reading intervention (Peter J. Hatcher).Chapter 10: Spelling: challenges and strategies for the dyslexic learner and the teacher (Claire Jamieson and Sarah Simpson).Chapter 11: Developing handwriting skills (Jane Taylor).Chapter 12: Managing the needs of pupils with dyslexia in mainstream classrooms (Janet Hatcher).Chapter 13: The assessment and management of psychosocial aspects of reading and language impairments (Poppy Nash).Chapter 14: Supporting language and literacy in the early years: interdisciplinary training (Jannet A. Wright and Janet Wood).Chapter 15: Current themes and future directions (Maggie Snowling and Joy Stackhouse).References.Author index.Subject index.

"... the second edition offers sufficient new and updated information to make its purchase worthwhile." (Dyslexia Review, September 2006)