[senco-forum] Dyslexia and general learning needs

Martin Turner advised that dyslexia occurs across the distribution of IQ but
that it is harder to identify at the lower end of the range.

Philippa

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Luisa Pinnell <luisapinnell at hotmail.com>
wrote:

>
> Hi,
> let me get this straight-I am not an expert on dyslexia; I have learned a
> lot by reading your messages, but I have never joined in discussions - I
> have always believed that you need to know enough about a subject before you
> open your mouth.
> But I have a query...
> I used to work with a colleague, who maintained that only 'clever'  people
> could be dyslexic. According to him, pupils who had difficulties across the
> curriculum, simply  could not be dyslexic. Their lack of progress in reading
> and spelling was just part of their general cognitive difficulties.
> I have spoken to people recently, who told me this is not true.
> I'd love to hear your views on this.
>
>
> Luisa
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