Routledge Coping with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and ADHD: A Global Perspective

Coping with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and ADHD: A Global Perspective uniquely incorporates dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD into one volume, offering practical advice on how to manage each of these disorders. McBride combines a solid research base with interviews with specialists in learning disabilities, as well as parents, teachers, and students with personal knowledge of each difficulty from six continents. The innovative cross-cultural focus of the book is emphasized in the introduction, which is followed by one chapter each on the basics of each of these learning difficulties and another three chapters on their remediation. The book goes on to cover topics such as comorbidities across learning or other difficulties, learning of multiple languages, facilitating self-esteem, and enhancing reading comprehension and writing composition in the face of dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD. Appendices with short, practical tips on learning, multi-media resources, and ways to test and train cognitive-linguistic skills are included as an additional resource. Coping with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and ADHD: A Global Perspective is intended for practitioners, teachers, parents, and those with any or all of these learning difficulties. University or postgraduate students who wish to understand more about dyslexia, dysgraphia, and/or ADHD will also benefit from the clear analysis. With this book, the reader will not only come to understand the fundamental nature of these learning difficulties, but will also get to know the people whose lives are so deeply affected by them. Review "McBride embarks on a sensitive and compelling journey of learning... Through stories and research that is multicultural, Cammie makes the book rich and powerful in its narrative and global in its appeal and relevance. She discusses the importance and value of careful assessment and subsequent remediation, be it dyslexia, dysgraphia or ADHD, using sound research evidence, thus making this book an invaluable resource at home, in school, and in the research laboratory." - Nandini Chatterjee Singh, Professor, National Brain Research Centre"The author is one of the most well informed experts in the areas covered in this book.Widening the perspective to take into account non-English speaking environments especially when illustrating language-related developmental problems is highly welcome and is made in this book in a laudable way… A most important benefit to readers is the provision of helpful advice which can be applied in real-life situations in helping children." - Heikki Lyytinen, UNESCO Chairholder/professor on Inclusive Literacy Learning for All (2015-19)University of Jyväskylä, Finland "Finally, someone has written a book that is readable for parents, teachers, and the public, that honestly addresses dyslexia (and dysgraphia and ADHD) comprehensively, including differences and commonalities across cultures, languages, and scripts! McBride brings together research, her own wealth of experience in many countries and cultures, and the voices of those who work with or live with dyslexia on a daily basis, to provide information about these conditions and helpful suggestions and resources. This is a book that should sit not only on academic shelves but also on teachers’ and principals’ desks and family coffee tables!" - Peggy McCardle, Ph.D., MPH, PM Consulting, LLC & Haskins Laboratories "This is a truly amazing book! McBride uses her in-depth knowledge as a reading researcher who has lived in two cultures with very different writing systems to bring together knowledge about dyslexia as a global difficulty and what can be done about it. Students, parents, and teachers who want to learn about dyslexia across cultures should read this book to find out from McBride and her interviewees not only what causes it but what it feels like and ‘what helps’." - Professor Maggie Snowling CBE, President of St. John’s College, Oxford "This new book lays