[senco-forum] [SENco-forum] Dyslexia and general learning needs

I don't usually bother a lot with theory unless I can get something practical out of it and  it was v. interesting to read  your views (as always). One thing Janice really says really strikes a chord: it is heartbreaking seing children struggling  with reading.
 I am fed up with all the government 'initiatives' and 'strategies' and reports and, to some extent, all the different miracle cures that have emerged as a result.I don't think there is a one  reason why some children can't read, but several, as you pointed out.
Incidentally, has a comparative study of all the different approaches to reading difficulties in terms of success rate ever been carried out ?

Luisa> From: jwwray14 at hotmail.com> To: sen at tringham.net; eddiecarron at btconnect.com; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:39:44 +0000> Subject: Re: [senco-forum] [SENco-forum] Dyslexia and general learning needs> > Yes exactly - diagnosis or not there are a lot of children who respond to the structured, multi sensory eaching we do for dyslexic children................so as far as all teachers being aware and using strategies which help, I am in agreement> Janice> > Janice Wray> > Secondary SENCO, Herts> > > From: SEN at tringham.net> > To: eddiecarron at btconnect.com; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> > Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:10:18 +0000> > Subject: Re: [senco-forum] [SENco-forum] Dyslexia and general learning needs> > > > Well that would correlate with today's news announcement on a study by the> > charity "Extraordinary People" undertaken for the government that 1 in 5> > children have dyslexia.> > > > I'm glad as I was thinking I was going mad. I could easily pick 6 children> > from some classes that would benefit from dyslexia type support -regardless> > of whether I could be 100% sure that they have dyslexia. Some of these are> > GLD/SpLD and it breaks my heart to see them struggling, despite lots of in> > school support, until they give up on themselves.> > > > My local college picks up 17% every year using Quick scan. They are> > predominately ones who have slipped through the Primary/Secondary net and> > not been identified and/or supported previously.> > > > Sharon> > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk> > [mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk]On Behalf Of Eddie Carron> > Sent: 14 March 2008 14:59> > To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> > Subject: [senco-forum] Dyslexia and general learning needs> > > > > > The first step in any problem solving strategy is to define the problem and> > in dyslexia, there is no single widely accepted of definition - there are a> > number of widely accepted definitions which is of course a recipe for the> > kind of confusion which in fact prevails. We do tend to think of dyslexia as> > primarily a reading disability because that is the usually its most obvious> > manifestation in school - but we don't even have a professionally accepted> > definition of reading let alone dyslexia.> > > > In Education we have two indisputable realities. They are> > > > 1.. Total indecision about the definition of reading> > 2.. A consistently high number of children leaving school less than> > functionally literate (about 1 in 5)> > > > > > It is possible to demonstrate that this situation has prevailed for at least> > seven decades and I would hazard a guess that these two realities are not> > unrelated.> > > > > > > > Eddie Carron> > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message.> > Checked by AVG.> > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1328 - Release Date: 13/03/2008> > 11:31> > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________> Get Messenger on your mobile, text MSN to 63463 now!> http://mobile.uk.msn.com/pc/messenger.aspx 
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