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Dyslexia, is it the kid or the school?

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Here is an opinion from someone who challenges the use of the word dyslexia and cautions that the school may be at fault for failing to teach the child to read.

Here is a nice controversial conclusion by the writer:

” However, if some child who otherwise seems perfectly normal is failing to learn to read in school, the problem is probably in the school, not in the child. The solution is to fix the school, not label the child as disabled.”

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School with a separate wing for children with Dyslexia

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Here is a school that opens a whole wing for children with Dyslexia. The good news is that they apparently recognize the enormous need there is for qualified support for children with Dyslexia. The question I’m raising, without knowing the school program at all, is that a separate wing may put too much emphasis on the learning disability and not recognize that the children should grow up among their peers without Dyslexia.

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Mother with Dyslexia writes a novel

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A mother with Dyslexia has written her first novel.

It was self-published last month and has already had more than 100 downloads online.

The e-book is set in the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford where Miss Yates works part-time.

She used all her knowledge of the museum’s exhibits and displays and her love of animals to create the story, which concerns a secret tunnel under the museum.

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New Jersey approves legislation for Dyslexia

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Two bills and a resolution meant to enhance education for students with dyslexia and other reading disabilities cleared the state Assembly Monday.

All three passed unanimously.

The first bill would require that at least 20 hours of the 100 hours of professional development that teachers are required to complete every five years be instruction in the screening, intervention, help, and use of technology for students with reading disabilities, including dyslexia.

In addition, the bill would require the state Department of Education to provide professional development opportunities related to reading disabilities for other school district personnel.

The second bill would incorporate the International Dyslexia Association’s definition of dyslexia into the state’s special education regulations. No uniform definition is in use by districts statewide, something advocates say can keep students from getting the help they need.

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