Ebook: Assessment of Learners with Dyslexic-Type Difficulties

Dyslexic-type difficulties : implications for assessment -- Purposes and forms of assessment -- Legislation, policy and practice -- Informal approaches : identification and screening -- Gathering information from others -- Informal approaches : assessing difficulties in reading -- Informal approaches : assessing spelling difficulties -- Informal approaches : assessing difficulties in handwriting -- Assessing alphabetic knowledge -- Assessing cognitive processing skills -- Assessing difficulties in mathematics -- Principles and concepts of psychometrics -- Screening procedures for dyslexic-type difficulties -- Standardized assessment of reading -- Standardised assessment of spelling and handwriting -- The assessment of underlying ability -- Standardised assessment of cognitive processing skills -- Identifying specific learning difficulties in mathematics, including dyscalculia -- Conducting assessment -- Writing an assessment repor -- Assessment by other professionals.;This comprehensive guide explores a range of approaches to the assessment of children with dyslexic-type difficulties.