Fifty Years in Dyslexia Research

A well-known pioneer of dyslexia, professor Tim Miles leads thereader through the fifty years of his research into dyslexia.Tracing important developments in theories and ways of treating thecondition, this fascinating autobiographical account shows howscientific understanding has affected policy and practice.

Tim Miles set up the Bangor Dyslexia Unit in the 1970s, when hewas Head of the Department of Psychology. The Bangor Dyslexia Unithas grown steadily ever since and is now a nationally andinternationally renowned, specialised Unit. Tim Miles is alsofounder of the journal Dyslexia and the author of severalbooks on dyslexia. His best known titles include Dyslexia: ThePattern of Difficulties and Dyslexia: A Hundred YearsOn, co-authored with his wife, Elaine Miles.