[etni] Fw: learning disabilities
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- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:11:43 +0200
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From: byk - byk@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: learning disabilities
As the mother of a dylectic daughter - yes, she really finds reading English
exhausting and problematic - I must say three cheers for the people who come
out and boldly claim that that there is something wrong in the huge numbers
of students who are being diagnosed as dyslexic. I see them amongst my
pupils all the time. I advise most of them to ignore the dispensations they
have been given, and to work harder on their spelling and reading. Believe
me, they do.
Interestingly enough, the ones who are really having trouble try to claim
that they can and will manage by themselves. I have to persuade them to
accept the dispensations for exams, while struggling on to improve.
I don't know whether teachers can fight this trend, but it is certainly
something that is a danger to education. It is a hard thing to go against,
though, because it is now an extremely profitable industry, and people don't
like it when you endanger their income.
Jennifer Byk
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