Recognizing Dyslexia

The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) has provided awareness information for the recognition of learning difficulties, and advice for parents and teachers (compiled by Jo Davies). The New Zealand Ministry of Education Te Kete Ipurangi website includes a working definition of dyslexia and a downloadable pdf document “Literature Review: An International Perspective on Dyslexia“. On the [...]

Dyslexia Indications

Child under 8 1/2 years old. Do they have a history of delays in speaking, making sentences, or pronouncing words correctly? have particular difficulty with reading and spelling? have difficulty in kicking or catching a ball? have difficulty with tying shoe laces or dressing? put letters and figures the wrong way round, e.g., confuse “b’s” [...]

What Parents Can Do

At the school: talk to the teachers, and ask if they think there is a problem. if the teachers tell you “Don’t worry, they will catch up”, ask how they can be helped to do so. if the teachers tell you there are plenty of children worse than them, alarm bells should be ringing: if [...]

What Teachers Can Do

Assessments should establish what a student knows and can do, not whether if they can read questions or write answers. Lack of literacy need not inhibit learning. Technology today provides aids such as tape recorders, video cameras, computers, and talking books. As a teacher, be aware of information in the article Notes for my teacher, [...]

To My Teacher

Everything I would like you to know, but I am too shy to tell you To My Teacher I am not stupid or dumb, but I have a Learning Difficulty which means I Learn Differently. This information has been put together by a group of children with learning difficulties to help you understand me and [...]