ABSTRACT
One of the biggest differences between a dyslexic and non-dyslexic reader is that non-dyslexics read in a linear, sequential manner, taking one step/sentence/paragraph/section/chapter at a time. Dyslexics, on the other hand, need to see the 'bigger picture'. Look for keywords or phrases that are relevant in the titles and reject any chapters that do not appear to be immediately useful. As Steven Pinker has pointed out, good writers are avid readers. They have absorbed a vast inventory of words, idioms, constructions, tropes, and rhetorical tricks, and with them a sensitivity to how they mesh and how they clash. The two main purposes of reading are interrelated and inseparable – reading for knowledge will enrich students' essay writing, and reading for specific information will enrich their knowledge. Without adequate sources and reading students' essays and assignments are likely to score poor marks.
