[SENco-forum] Reading

I always have this same thought about deaf people.  Many read without ever
having heard sound.  Theoretical stuff about how we learn to read is great,
but the brain is more flexible than we seem able to explain.  The trick as
ever is to recognise when the route to learning is blocked and use another.
My favourite example is the boy with dyslexia learning to read using Braille
in the film 'Anya's Bell'. It may not appear to be the most practical option
but it restored his confidence in his ability to learn.  We need to be
flexible to support successful learning.
Sharon

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From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk]On Behalf Of Clare North
Sent: 16 July 2007 08:45
To: 'Mary Kelly'; 'Maggie Downie'; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Reading - Working Memory

So what about the pupils who can't make the right muscle movements - there
must be a representation of the sounds in their heads. For some pupils, the
sounds are purely an internal representation. - just a thought - I'm not
disagreeing with anything!

Clare

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