Dyslexia : developing the debate /

The release of this work could not be timed any better. Since 2012, the number of states passing dyslexia laws has increased significantly. In February 2016, President Obama signed into law a federal dyslexia bill sponsored by Rep. Julia Brownley that provides 5 million dollars to study dyslexia through 2021. The majority of state laws and Brownley's federal bill reflect many views of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA). Following Elliott and Grigorenko's The Dyslexia Debate (2014), Elliott (education, Durham Univ., UK) and Nicolson (psychology, Univ. of Sheffield, UK) take the discussion to a heightened level of clarification and presentation of the most recent advances in dyslexia research and thought. Providing readers with two sides of the discussion, Nicolson speaks to the flaws associated with the current understanding and identification of dyslexia, and Elliott continues to highlight the lack of consensus and agreement among researchers about the operational definitions and distinct etiologies associated with dyslexia research. Their back-and-forth chapters are excellent reading for all who think they understand what some have labeled the new "meme" for the field of literacy. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; researchers and professionals. --Kent Layton, University of Arkansas at Little Rock