'Being dyslexic doesn't make me less of a teacher'. School placement experiences of student teachers with dyslexia: Strengths, challenges and a model for support

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 54-65

  Griffiths, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Initial teacher education; Reasonable adjustments; School placement support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860121013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14713802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-3802.2011.01201.x     Document Type: Article

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