Visual Aspects of Dyslexia - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019958981X ISBN 13: 9780199589814

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Dyslexia affects about 10% of all children and is a potent cause of loss of self-confidence, personal and family misery, and waste of potential. Although the dominant view is that it is caused by specifically linguistic/phonological weakness, recent research within the field of neuroscience has shown that it is associated wtih visual processing problems as well. These discoveries have led to a resurgence in visual methods of treatment, which have shown promising results.

'Visual aspects of dyslexia' brings together cutting edge research from a range of disciplines - including neurology, neuroscience, and the vision sciences, to present the first comprehensive review of this recent research. It includes chapters from leading specialists which, in addition to reporting on the latest research, show how this knowledge is being successfully applied in the development of effective visual treatments for this common problem. Sections within the book cover the role of eye movements in reading, visual attention and reading, the neural bases of reading, and the relationship between visual stress and dyslexia.

Making a valuable contribution in helping us develop a deeper understanding of dyslexia, this is an important book for those in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and education.

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About the Author

John Stein is Professor in the Department Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics at the University of Oxford, UK. Zoi Kapoula is with Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, France.

Review

Visual Aspects of Dyslexia presents a firm foundation for the role of visual deficits - in particular, deficits in magnocellular function in the dorsal stream - as a major underlying cause of dyslexia. ... This is a very interesting approach, which builds upon previous studies ... Students will find the chapters on eye movements and binocular control, as well as those on visual spacial attention and how it affects the dyslexic's ability to encode words during reading acquisition, particularly informative. ... It will be a rich resource for researchers in the perception community. * Teri Lawton, Perception *

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 019958981X
• ISBN 13: 9780199589814
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Stein John, Kapoula Zoi