[senco-forum] Dore

From: pmacken1 at bigpond.net.au

How glad am I that Dore seems to have been shown the door at last . 

If I had a pound for every time one of the PE teachers in my school said they had recommended it to students and parents as a "cure " for dyslexia simply on the recommendation of Scott Quinnel and Kenny Logan I could retire. Well it worked for them so something must be good about it is their theory. 

I have no doubt that some of it may have benefited some people . A couple of parents have sworn by it for their children and have told me that nothing we have done in school has helped their offspring (bit insulting I felt )yet they are the students who have made the least progress compared to similar students . During a recent mentoring session with one of the students doing DORE when talikng about revision programme for GCSEs the student said that he could not do as much revision as was being recommended because he was doing DORE . I await the results in August. 

Gaynor

> From: pmacken1 at bigpond.net.au
> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 21:53:08 +0800
> Subject: [senco-forum] Dore - UK as well!
> 
> 
> Dyslexia programme firm hit by financial trouble
> 
> 
> May <http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/05/24/>  24 2008 by
> Darren Devine, Western Mail 
> 
> THE operators of a therapy programme for dyslexia promoted by former Welsh
> rugby international Scott Quinnell have hit financial problems.
> 
> The Dore Foundation promotes its therapy as providing lasting benefits for
> dyslexics.
> 
> A statement on the Kenilworth-based firm's website yesterday said it was
> closing all of the UK centres, including the one in Cardiff, which deliver
> the Dore Programme, with immediate effect.
> 
> Mr Quinnell, 35, is a passionate advocate of its benefits and yesterday said
> he was "devastated" to learn of the firm's difficulties.
> 
> The Australian arm of the business went into administration last week while
> the British side of the firm was placed in the hands of "advisers"
> yesterday.
> 
> The firm was set up by Welshman Wynford Dore after investigating therapies
> for his dyslexic daughter Susie. It uses a series of repetitive tasks to
> stimulate the cerebellum.
> 
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