Exploring support for dyslexic adults in the English workforce: Lessons learnt from the story of an adult dyslexia group

Support for Learning

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 73-80

  Bell, Sheena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult dyslexia; Community education; Employment; Inclusion; Support groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651065673     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2009.01402.x     Document Type: Article

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