A linguistic approach to the study of dyslexia / edited by Gloria Cappelli and Sabrina Noccetti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cappelli, Gloria, editor.

Noccetti, Sabrina, editor.

Series:

Communication disorders across languages ; 20.

Communication disorders across languages ; 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dyslexic children--Education.

Dyslexic children.

Reading--Remedial teaching.

Reading.

Contrastive linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : Multilingual Matters, [2022]

Summary:

This volume contributes to the growing body of research on developmental dyslexia, focusing on the behavioural manifestations of the disorder at different levels of the language system. It presents data from experimental and applied research and their applications in language teaching, rehabilitation of reading dysfunctions and teacher training.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Introduction

Part 1: Psychological and Neurobiological Foundations of Language Skills in People with Dyslexia

1 The Neurobiological Basis of Language Skills and Dyslexia

2 Late Effects of Early Language Delay on Complex Language and Literacy Abilities: A Clinical Approach to Dyslexia in Subjects with a Previous Language Impairment

3 Foreign Language Learning Difficulties in Developmental Dyslexia: A Narrative Review of the Existing Evidence

Part 2: Theoretical and Experimental Linguistic Research on Dyslexia

4 Phonological and Lexical Effects on Reading in Dyslexia

5 Morphemes as Reading and Spelling Units in Developmental Dyslexia

6 Morphological Knowledge in Frenchspeaking Children with Dyslexia

7 Developmental Dyslexia and Morphosyntactic Competence in Italian Young Adults

8 Dyslexia and Syntactic Deficits: Overview and a Case Study of Language Training

9 The Impact of Dyslexia on Lexico-Semantic Abilities: An Overview

10 Dyslexia and Pragmatic Skills

Part 3: Applied Linguistic Research and Dyslexia

11 Visual and Auditory Stimuli for Teaching EFL Vocabulary to Learners with Dyslexia

12 Reading as a Multi- Layer Activity: Training Strategies at Text Level

13 Teaching Latin to Dyslexic Learners: A Methodological Proposal

14 Foreign Language Teacher Preparedness to Teach Learners with Dyslexia

Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781800415973

1800415974

9781800415980

1800415982

OCLC:

1328231091