The second myth on which Susan Godsland focuses is that ‘dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty that can be readily diagnosed by an educated professional’.As she quite rightly points out, until recently it was standard practice among educational psychologists to use the ‘IQ/achievement discrepancy diagnosis’. As the descriptor suggests, it was thought that if a… Continue reading Six myths about dyslexia II
The November/December issue of SEN Magazine has given well deserved space to Susan Godsland’s article ‘Six myths about dyslexia’.Susan is well placed to write on the subject, ‘being the parent of a once struggling reader’ and she writes about how deeply she was affected by the ‘frustration and anxiety which results from having a “dyslexic”… Continue reading Six myths about dyslexia
Another government report: ‘Identifying and Teaching Children and Young People with Dyslexia and Literacy Difficulties’! They’re churning them out faster than David Crystal can write books on language these days. Probably so that we don’t have time to read them thoroughly!With this latest offering, we’re treated to the usual platitudes – ‘every child to succeed’,… Continue reading A Rose is but …