Diagnosing and correcting reading disabilities / by George D. Spache.

CONTENTS

PART ONE : DEFINING THE BASIC PREMISES
Chapter 1: Introduction
The disabled reader
Principles of diagnosis and remediation

PART TWO: DIAGNOSING AND EXPLORING CAUSES
Chapter 2: Diagnosis-vision and visual perception
Visual functions
Vision screening procedures
Probable symptoms of vision difficulties
E.tc

Chapter 3: Diagnosis; auditory perception and sensory integration
Testing auditory acuity
Auditory discrimination
E.tc

Chapter 4: Diagnosis in the intellectual area
Interpreting WISC intelligence test results
Alternative tests

Chapter 5: Understanding Pupil personality and pupil teacher interaction
Approaches to diagnosis of pupil personality
Etc.


PART THREE: DIAGNOSIS OF READING SKILLS
Chapter 6: Analysing oral reading
Oral versus silent reading
Error types
E.tc

Chapter 7: Interpreting individual diagnostic reading tests
Betel reading inventory
Durrell analysis of reading difficulty
E.tc

Chapter 8: Analysing and teaching analysis skills
The development of word analysis skills
Word analysis skills, spelling, and comprehension
E.tc

Chapter 9:Analyzing and improving silent reading skills
Why not group tests?
Analysing group test results
E.tc

PART FOUR: REMEDIATION
Chapter 10: Strategies of remedial reading
Psychological or counselling approach
Operant conditioning
E.tc

Chapter 11: Mechanical methods of improving reading
Mechanical; training and rate of reading
Mechanical training and word recognition
E.tc

Chapter 12: Evaluating the outcomes of remediation
Basic problems in evaluation
Factors affecting outcomes of remediation
The long-term outcomes


PART FIVE : ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS
chapter 13: organizing for remedial work
intake problems
Organizational patterns
Staffing the center

Bibliography p. 385-386.

Includes index.