I would like to say thank you to Sally Shaywitz for writing this article so the common person could understand the information being given. The article dispelled the age old myths of dyslexia and gave hope to the 20 % of people who have been diagnosed. Everything Shaywitz wrote about we have discussed in class. I guess one of the most fascinating parts of the article was the discussion of the boy, Percy, who was diagnoses with dyslexia in 1896. Not only was the time frame interesting but the explainaton that Percy was in no way inferior to others his age.We assume all too often that if you cannot read you are not smart. Percy was one of many who proved that wrong. I was impressed with the list of "famous" people who have learned to cope with dyslexia and have more than rewarding lives. I also found the reading interesting in that women and men have differences in phonological representation for reading.
QUESTION: When is dyslexia caught in the school system? From what I gathered from our discussion in class, a child has to be diagnosed by a psychiatrice. Is it hard to figure out who may be potiently at risk?
Dyslexia is suspected when a bright student with good vocabulary and syntax, and good comprehension can't learn to read. The key is can't. Usually the student has poor phonological awareness and poor spelling. Diagnosis is difficult. Many physicians won't give certain diagnosis of dyslexia. In the county we have RAVE-O and Corrective Reading, which assist incorrecting the problem IF delivered with fidelity.
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