Teaching the names of letters

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In English, we have a deep orthography. We not only have 44 sounds, but many of our vowel sounds have multiple spellings.
So students must be flexible when sounding out words early on. Sometimes this leads to frustration and kids may give up on attempting to read due to this difficulty

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Proud of Dyslexia

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Kelly Chester, 50, was diagnosed with dyslexia, which makes reading more difficult, at the age of 22 and dyspraxia – which affects her physical co-ordination – at 38. However, rather than letting them get the better of her, she said it was a relief to hear that she had the disabilities.

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Your optometrist cannot cure dyslexia

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Professors Bruce Evans and Arnold Wilkins have compiled guidance for optometrists to avoid making misleading statements about dyslexia and visual stress in optical practice.

The guidance provides a brief summary of different topics relating to dyslexia and visual stress, alongside examples of statements considered reasonable or misleading on the basis of existing evidence.

Evans and Wilkins highlight that eye care professionals should avoid using statements such as ‘we treat dyslexia’ – instead describing interventions as treating visual problems that can co-occur with dyslexia.

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