Are difficulties in dyslexia the same the world over? What can we learn from resources and practice in different countries? In this book, individuals, institutions and organisations have been gathered from around the world to report on the policies, resources and training for people with dyslexia and those who work with them. Over 50 countries are included in this guide, together with details of dyslexia associations and resources. This unique collection offers a wealth of information to parents, teachers and individuals who are seeking support. It also will be of interest to researchers, practitioners and policy makers. This book is also available as an electronic supplement to The International Book of Dyslexia: A Cross-Language Comparison and Practice Guide which is available from your bookshop or from John Wiley & Sons Ltd ISBN 0471498416 The complete volume is an extensive and wide-ranging guide to both dyslexia research and practice around the world.

Ian Smythe is with the World Dyslexia Network Foundation in the UK.

John Everett is with the University of Surrey, UK.

Robin Salter, European Dyslexia Association.

Introduction: Dyslexia - different contexts, same problems 1
Ian Smythe and Robin Salter

Dyslexia in Argentina 5
Maria Jose Quintana

Dyslexia in Australia 9
Paul Whiting

Dyslexia in Austria 16
Maria Götzinger-Hiebner and Michael Kalmár

Dyslexia in Bahrain 20
Haya Al-Mannai

Dyslexia in Belgium 25
Elena Grammaticos and Anny Cooreman

Dyslexia in Brazil 29
Ian Smythe

Dyslexia in Bulgaria 34
Vanya Matanova

Dyslexia in Canada 38
Linda S. Siegel

Dyslexia in the Caribbean 43
Rosey Palmer

Dyslexia in Catalonia 48
Dolors Juanola, Neus Buisán and Mercè Gonzàlez

Dyslexia in Chile 51
Luis Bravo-Valdivieso

Dyslexia in China 56
Xiangzhi Meng and Xiaolin Zhou

Dyslexia in Croatia 58
Nada Lovric

Dyslexia in Cyprus 62
Costas Apostolides

Dyslexia in the Czech Republic 68
Olga Zelinkova

Dyslexia in Denmark 72
Birgit Dilling Jandorf, Dorthe Haven and Helen Nielsen

Dyslexia in Egypt 79
Gad Elbeheri

Dyslexia in England 86
Carol Orton

Dyslexia in Finland 92
Heikki Lyytinen, Mikko Aro and Leena Holopainen

Dyslexia in France 96
Myriam Risser

Dyslexia in Germany 100
Christiane Löwe and Gerd Schulte-Körne

Dyslexia in Greece 103
Maria Sp. Mazi, Styliani Nenopoulou and John Everatt

Dyslexia in Hong Kong 109
Suk-han Lee

Dyslexia in Hungary 116
Éva Gyarmathy and Emöke Vassné Kovács

Dyslexia in India 122
Philip John, Susan K. George and Anu B. Mampilli

Dyslexia in Iran 128
L.G. Tehrani

Dyslexia in Ireland 132
Anne Hughes

Dyslexia in Israel 136
G. Malka Lipkin and Harry J. Lipkin

Dyslexia in Italy 139
Giacomo Stella

Dyslexia in Japan 143
Eiko Todo

Dyslexia in Jordan 147
Radi Waqfi

Dyslexia in Kenya 152
William Eric Ferguson

Dyslexia in Luxembourg 155
Lucien Bertrand

Dyslexia in Malaysia 158
Caroline Gomez

Dyslexia in Malta 164
Christine Firman

Dyslexia in Namibia 168
Kazuvire Veii

Dyslexia in the Netherlands 171
Kees P. van den Bos

Dyslexia in New Zealand 176
James Hawkins

Dyslexia in North Cyprus 179
Ersin Öztoycan and Catherine Martin

Dyslexia in Norway 182
Berit Bogetvedt

Dyslexia in the Philippines 184
Dina Ocampo

Dyslexia in Poland 190
Marta Bogdanowicz

Dyslexia in Russia 197
Tatiana Boldyreva and Olga B. Inshakova

Dyslexia in Scotland 201
Elizabeth J. Reilly

Dyslexia in Singapore 205
J.S. Daruwalla

Dyslexia in South Africa 208
Catherine Hattingh

Dyslexia in Sweden 215
Bodil Andersson

Dyslexia in Switzerland 222
Susanne Bertschinger

Dyslexia in Taiwan 224
Wei-Pai Blanche Lue

Dyslexia in Thailand 229
Jareeluk Jiraviboon

Dyslexia in Tobago 232
Helen Sunderland

Dyslexia in the USA 236
Jane Browning

Dyslexia in Wales 240
Ann Cooke

Welsh Dyslexia Project/ Prosiect Dyslecsia Cymru 246
Michael Davies and Ian Smythe

Index 253