Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education and the Workplace

Dr Nicola Brunswick is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University. She researches in the areas of reading and developmental dyslexia, and is author of A Beginner's Guide to Dyslexia (2009) and Living with Dyslexia (2011), and the editor of The Dyslexia Handbook 2009/2010 (2009). She also co-edited Reading and Dyslexia in Different Orthographies (with S. McDougall & P. de Mornay Davies, 2010), and is a trustee of the British Dyslexia Association.

• About the Contributors vii Acknowledgements xi1 Dyslexia in UK Higher Education and Employment: An Introduction and Overview 1Nicola BrunswickSection 1 Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education 112 Socio–Emotional Aspects of Dyslexia: We’re all in this Together 13Ruth Gwernan-Jones3 How Well Are Students with Specific Learning Difficulties Prepared for Higher Education? A case study of a pre-1992 university 22Vikki Anderson and Sue Onens4 Screening for Specifi c Learning Diffi culties in Higher Education 33Sarah Nichols5 The Complex Nature of Dyslexia Support in the Context of Widening Participation 43Vivien Fraser6 Why Can’t I Learn? Metacognitive Strategy Instruction 51Geraldine Price7 Supporting Higher Education Students Who are Dyslexic 59David Pollak8 Dyslexia Support at the Royal College of Art: A Symbiotic Relationship 74Qona Rankin9 Dyslexia, eLearning and eSkills 84E.A. Draffan10 Reading Comprehension in Adult Students with Dyslexia: Areas of Weakness and Strategies for Support 91Rob Fidler and John Everatt11 Dyslexia Support at University and on Work Placement 101Pauline Sumner12 Preparing for Work: Dyslexic Undergraduates Making the Transition into Employment 112Fiona White, Richard Mendez and Rosanne RieleySection 2 Supporting Dyslexic Adults in the Workplace 12313 Disclosing Dyslexia: An Exercise in Self-Advocacy 125Alan Martin and David McLoughlin14 Self-Disclosure in Adults with Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia: Complexities and Considerations 136Paul J. Gerber and Lynda A. Price15 Dyslexia on the Defensive 149Sylvia Moody16 Achieving Success in the Workplace 157Carol Leather and Bernadette Kirwan17 The Knowledge and Skills Required by a Specialist Tutor within the Field of Adult Support 167Margaret Malpas18 Dyslexia and Disability Discrimination: The Legal Requirements 177John Mackenzie19 The Design and Development of the Sylexiad Typeface 185Robert Hillier20 Dyslexia and Creativity: Tapping the Creative Strengths of Dyslexic People 197Morag KiziewiczIndex 207

“The book is an essential guide for teachers, practitioners and employers working with the dyslexic adult and covers recent research and practices within the field of dyslexia . . . The book is well structured with useful contents pages and a clearly presented index.”  (Dyslexia Review, 1 November 2012)