ABSTRACT

This chapter makes the following points:

dyslexia and inclusive education have to be analysed for their background meaning and use

inclusion is analysed in terms of flexible interacting continua of provision

bio-psycho-social framework required for understanding the origins and causes of ‘difficulties’ in literacy

general literacy teaching can be connected to specialized programmes through a ‘wave’ model: ‘response to teaching’ model of identification complements direct child functioning model

well-formulated ideas about more inclusive school provision depend on recognising specific learning difficulties (preferred term).