Dyslexia: Students in Need
Pat Heaton, Gina Mitchell
Wiley
Dyslexia: Students in Need offers a positive approach to students with dyslexia in further and higher education. Students with dyslexia gain degrees and professional qualifications, and successes of this kind often depend on appropriate educational and technological support and upon funding.В  Dyslexia: Students in Need, in an easy-to-read typeface, tackles the problems and challenges identified by students themselves. It contains вЂўВ  Information on applications and admissions to colleges and universitiesВ  вЂўВ  Seeking information, support and funding about dyslexia from institutionsВ  вЂўВ  How to apply for funding from the Disabled StudentsвЂ™ Allowance (DSA)В  вЂўВ  Study skills relevant to dyslexia and to course requirementsВ  вЂўВ  Examples of how to maximise the strengths and abilities associated with dyslexiaВ  вЂўВ  Ideas about the use of computers, software and other technologies relevant to dyslexiaВ  вЂўВ  How to cope with revision and examsВ  вЂўВ  Personal case studies written by undergraduate and postgraduate students with dyslexia.Not only invaluable for dyslexic students, but valuable reading for Heads of Departments, admissions tutors, Equal Opportunities co-ordinators, lectures, personal tutors and librarians.