Teaching Literacy to Learners with Dyslexia

A Multisensory Approach
Fourth Edition
Kathleen Kelly - Independent Consultant
Sylvia Phillips - Education Consultant
Teaching Literacy to Learners with Dyslexia
September 2025 | 424 pages | Sage UK
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This bestselling book for teaching literacy to children and young people aged 4-16 years with dyslexia and other specific literacy difficulties has been fully updated for its fourth edition.

Providing a structured multisensory programme, ‘Conquering Literacy’, that includes placement tests, well-established strategies and examples of lesson planning, teaching activities, and reading, spelling and literacy concept cards, this book is an essential practical resource for teachers.

This new edition includes:

• 51 new activities (online) to support the delivery of the Accelerated Programme.

• A new chapter on co-occurring difficulties and the implications for teaching literacy using Conquering Literacy.

• Additional examples and case studies.

• New resources within the book itself, to support the teacher in delivering the lessons.

• A variety of structured reading materials to develop reading comprehension for students working at Stage 2 of the programme.

Contents

Part I: Teaching learners with dyslexia: Theory and context

  • Chapter 1: What is dyslexia?
  • Chapter 2: Dyslexia and co-occurring difficulties: Implications for teaching literacy to learners with dyslexia
  • Chapter 3: The role of memory in acquiring literacy skills
  • Chapter 4: Phonology, phonological awareness and literacy
  • Chapter 5: Reading, spelling and dyslexia: Theory and research
  • Chapter 6: Dyslexia and learners for whom English is an additional language

Part II: Teaching literacy to learners with dyslexic-type difficulties

  • Chapter 7: Strategies for reading
  • Chapter 8: Strategies for spelling
  • Chapter 9: Strategies for writing

Part III: Conquering literacy: A multisensory programme for teaching learners with dyslexia

  • Chapter 10: Principles, teaching methods and programme structure
  • Chapter 11: Lesson planning
  • Chapter 12: Alphabet knowledge and skills
  • Chapter 13: The role of memory in the programme
  • Chapter 14: Introducing the new teaching point in a lesson

Part IV: Conquering literacy: A multisensory programme

Part IV: Conquering literacy: A multisensory programme

Part IV: Appendix A: Ideas for working with young children

Part IV: Appendix A: Ideas for working with young children

PART IV: Appendix B: Teaching the programme to groups

PART IV: Appendix B: Teaching the programme to groups

PART V: The accelerated programme and beyond

PART V: The accelerated programme and beyond

Part VI: Downloadable resources

Part VI: Downloadable resources

Description

This bestselling book for teaching literacy to children and young people aged 4-16 years with dyslexia and other specific literacy difficulties has been fully updated for its fourth edition.

Providing a structured multisensory programme, ‘Conquering Literacy’, that includes placement tests, well-established strategies and examples of lesson planning, teaching activities, and reading, spelling and literacy concept cards, this book is an essential practical resource for teachers.

This new edition includes:

• 51 new activities (online) to support the delivery of the Accelerated Programme.

• A new chapter on co-occurring difficulties and the implications for teaching literacy using Conquering Literacy.

• Additional examples and case studies.

• New resources within the book itself, to support the teacher in delivering the lessons.

• A variety of structured reading materials to develop reading comprehension for students working at Stage 2 of the programme.

Contents

Part I: Teaching learners with dyslexia: Theory and context

  • Chapter 1: What is dyslexia?
  • Chapter 2: Dyslexia and co-occurring difficulties: Implications for teaching literacy to learners with dyslexia
  • Chapter 3: The role of memory in acquiring literacy skills
  • Chapter 4: Phonology, phonological awareness and literacy
  • Chapter 5: Reading, spelling and dyslexia: Theory and research
  • Chapter 6: Dyslexia and learners for whom English is an additional language

Part II: Teaching literacy to learners with dyslexic-type difficulties

  • Chapter 7: Strategies for reading
  • Chapter 8: Strategies for spelling
  • Chapter 9: Strategies for writing

Part III: Conquering literacy: A multisensory programme for teaching learners with dyslexia

  • Chapter 10: Principles, teaching methods and programme structure
  • Chapter 11: Lesson planning
  • Chapter 12: Alphabet knowledge and skills
  • Chapter 13: The role of memory in the programme
  • Chapter 14: Introducing the new teaching point in a lesson

Part IV: Conquering literacy: A multisensory programme

Part IV: Conquering literacy: A multisensory programme

Part IV: Appendix A: Ideas for working with young children

Part IV: Appendix A: Ideas for working with young children

PART IV: Appendix B: Teaching the programme to groups

PART IV: Appendix B: Teaching the programme to groups

PART V: The accelerated programme and beyond

PART V: The accelerated programme and beyond

Part VI: Downloadable resources

Part VI: Downloadable resources

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Teaching Literacy to Learners with Dyslexia

A Multisensory Approach


September 2025 | 424 pages | Sage UK

Format Published Date ISBN Price
Paperback 02/09/2024 9781529684629 $53.00
Hardcover 02/09/2024 9781529684636 $178.00
180 Day Ebook 16/09/2025 9781529685527 $31.00
Lifetime 16/09/2025 9781529685527 $45.00

This bestselling book for teaching literacy to children and young people aged 4-16 years with dyslexia and other specific literacy difficulties has been fully updated for its fourth edition.

Providing a structured multisensory programme, ‘Conquering Literacy’, that includes placement tests, well-established strategies and examples of lesson planning, teaching activities, and reading, spelling and literacy concept cards, this book is an essential practical resource for teachers.

This new edition includes:

• 51 new activities (online) to support the delivery of the Accelerated Programme.

• A new chapter on co-occurring difficulties and the implications for teaching literacy using Conquering Literacy.

• Additional examples and case studies.

• New resources within the book itself, to support the teacher in delivering the lessons.

• A variety of structured reading materials to develop reading comprehension for students working at Stage 2 of the programme.


Table Of Contents:

  • Part I: Teaching learners with dyslexia: Theory and context
  • Chapter 1: What is dyslexia?
  • Chapter 2: Dyslexia and co-occurring difficulties: Implications for teaching literacy to learners with dyslexia
  • Chapter 3: The role of memory in acquiring literacy skills
  • Chapter 4: Phonology, phonological awareness and literacy
  • Chapter 5: Reading, spelling and dyslexia: Theory and research
  • Chapter 6: Dyslexia and learners for whom English is an additional language
  • Part II: Teaching literacy to learners with dyslexic-type difficulties
  • Chapter 7: Strategies for reading
  • Chapter 8: Strategies for spelling
  • Chapter 9: Strategies for writing
  • Part III: Conquering literacy: A multisensory programme for teaching learners with dyslexia
  • Chapter 10: Principles, teaching methods and programme structure
  • Chapter 11: Lesson planning
  • Chapter 12: Alphabet knowledge and skills
  • Chapter 13: The role of memory in the programme
  • Chapter 14: Introducing the new teaching point in a lesson
  • Part IV: Conquering literacy: A multisensory programme
  • Part IV: Appendix A: Ideas for working with young children
  • PART IV: Appendix B: Teaching the programme to groups
  • PART V: The accelerated programme and beyond
  • Part VI: Downloadable resources

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