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Pilot project on dyslexia stalls over cost

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A pilot project to provide early screening and intervention for children with risk factors for dyslexia apparently is another victim of the state’s gloomy fiscal condition.

The proposal to begin the pilot project in three Illinois school districts — to be determined by the State Board of Education — stalled in an Illinois House committee Thursday. The legislation, HB 4084, is sponsored by state Rep. Naomi Jakobsson, D-Urbana.

Jakobsson decided to leave the bill in the committee after several lawmakers expressed concerns about its undetermined cost.

The bill states that the project is “subject to appropriation,” meaning that it wouldn’t become effective until the cash-strapped state has the money to afford it.

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How does dyslexia contribute to your professional success?

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Three years ago I started contemplating this question after reading about a study finding that 35% of American entrepreneurs have dyslexia. The study suggested that some adults with dyslexia develop coping strategies that are useful in the business environment, such as the ability to delegate and build teams. We have all seen lists of famous dyslexics, usually presented as people who managed to beat the odds and overcome their condition. But I have come to believe that many of us thrive in our chosen fields because of our dyslexia, not in spite of it.

Since November 2009, a group of adults with dyslexia have met periodically to explore this idea, and to help each other achieve more professional success.  My experiences with theProfessionals with Dyslexia group, as well as conversations with other adults with dyslexia and dyslexia researchers show me that we really do have some advantages in the working world.

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On Detecting Dyslexia Before Starting School

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PROBLEM: Developmental dyslexia affects about half of children with a family history of this disorder and five to 17 percent of all kids. Since it responds to early intervention, is there a way to diagnose children who are at risk before or during kindergarten to head off academic and social difficulties?

METHODOLOGY: Children’s Hospital Boston researchers led by Nora Raschle performed functional MRI imaging in 36 preschool-age children who were about five years old while they performed phonological tasks requiring them to decide whether two words started with the same speech sound. Half of the the kids came from families with a history of dyslexia.

RESULTS: Children with a familial risk for dyslexia tended to have less metabolic activity in brain regions tied to processing language sounds than kids in the control groups. Those with high activation in these areas generally had better pre-reading skills, such as rhyming, knowing letters and letter sounds, knowing when two words start with the same sound, and being able to separate sounds within a word (like saying “cowboy” without the “cow”).

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Words count while making remarks about students

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With just two months left for the academic year to come to a close, schools are concerned about how to give feedback to students. Teachers say students today are more sensitive, have behavioural problems and in some instances are even rebellious.

The murder of a schoolteacher by her student in the classroom has turned the spotlight on the approach the teachers should adopt when it comes to advising the students on their performance. The class IX student was upset with the remarks the teacher made in his school diary – an old practice that many schools still follow to inform the parents about their ward’s performance.

The ‘no detention policy’ that schools have to mandatorily follow until class VIII as a provision under the Right to Education (RTE) Act is another concern that is worrying most schools. Previously, if a student failed in three subjects an instant examination was conducted, thus offering him/her one more chance. However, the option has been deleted under the RTE rules. “Some students are not fit to be promoted to the next class. But this provision in the Act only gives students an easy route to pass, some without even studying,” says a government schoolteacher. Although the objective of the rule is to not deprive any child of formal education up to the age of 14, experts say it is also the responsibility of the government and schools to ensure that such ‘slow learners’ or ‘poor performers’ are provided extra coaching.

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The Reality of Dyslexia: Millions Struggle

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“The Upside of Dyslexia,” by Annie Murphy Paul (Sunday Review, Feb. 5), rightly points out that while all people with dyslexia struggle with reading, some demonstrate unique strengths. What this research does not underscore is the extent to which this learning disability negatively affects millions of lives.

Nearly two million students in our public schools struggle with reading because of dyslexia. Learning to read with accuracy, fluency and comprehension greatly increases the likelihood of high school graduation, enrollment in college and career success. Dyslexia presents real obstacles to these students.

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Type M for Murder

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DYSLEXIA AND WRITING

Monday, a friend forwarded a Feb. 4 New York Times article to me titled “The Upside of Dyslexia,” written by Annie Murphy Paul. He did so because he knows I have dyslexia and thought I would find the article interesting.He was right, to say the least.

Dyslexia appears as a motif in all five of my Jack Austin novels, as protagonist Austin and the teenage boy he takes in, Nash Henley, both struggle with the affliction. And, as many readers have guessed, their struggles are based on my own. However, my books also illustrate what I have long believed, as Austin says in more than one book, “Dyslexia is a blessing.”

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