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Beve Hornsby's 'Overcoming Dyslexia'
We had our DD (do they use that here??) diagnosed with Dyslexia in May, so I spent the summer trying to read up as much as I could (- not easy...)
There were a few questions I wrote down to ask an educational psychologist, but I'll try them here first:
1. If Dyslexia is a brain/genetic/computing problem (which many seem to suggest) why should it be affected by, as BH suggests...
- ''average number of books in a household''
- ''parents reading to children''
- ''poor diet''
- ''lack of familiarity with English''
or is she saying that these have an impact on brain development and hence Dyslexia.
Has anyone had experience with these issues?
2. Sometimes she seems to be saying that Dyslexia is really just ''being bad at spelling and writing''
which seems awfully outdated.
I do like her point, though, about how Dyslexic-friendly classrooms should prioritise a structured and organized environment with all facing the front. My daughter's school is fond of small group work and I think she finds it distracting.
Any thoughts on these would be great!
03/09/2008 20:54:10
AlisonW
Something I read in Madeleine Portwood's 'Developmental Dyspraxia', which seemed relevant:
''There ARE occasions when environmental factors form the sole basis for explanations about a child's behaviour. However, it is important to take a more detailed overview and explore factors within the child before reaching any conclusions.''
20/09/2008 14:39:40
Sandy
Related Talks
Dyslexia Help: What Dyslexia Parents Can Do: Dr Valerie Muter gives and insight into how parents can help their children to cope with dyslexia and provide dyslexia help. She gives a view of both what can be done in the early years and the middle years.
Strategies to Help With Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties: Professor Amanda Kirby talks through ways that parents can help their children with reading if they are dyslexic.
Dyslexia Parents: The Story of a Dyslexic Parent: Sara Kramer (the parent of a dyslexic child) provides an insight into the experience of dyslexia parents. She describes how parents should evaluate the courses of action available after a child is diagnosed with dyslexia.
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