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Stories of particular interest to DYSLEXIC ADULTS are marked @@.
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1. SYNTHETIC PHONICS - NEW WEBSITE AND FORUM
2. RESEARCH - RETRAINING A DYSLEXIC BRAIN @@
3. USING THE GOLDEN RULE FOR READING
4. PERSISTENCE HELPS DISSIPATE CLOUD OF DYSLEXIA
5. ABCDA LAUNCHES DYSLEXIA PROJECTS
6. HELPING DYSLEXIC POLICE RECRUITS @@
7. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS STUDENT RECOGNIZED FOR LEARNING SKILLS @@
8. EVENT RECALLS PETER NORBECK'S ROLE IN S.D. HISTORY @@
9. DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH/WEEK @@
10. DYSLEXIC CHILDREN NEED OUR SUPPORT
11. DYSLEXIA AND HYPNOSIS?
12. DYSLEXIA TRAINING FOR WORK @@
13. HE'S WELL VERSED IN FOCUSING @@
14. ACTOR TELLS OF OVERCOMING DYSLEXIA @@
15. DYSLEXIC POET BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH @@
16. MAKING PHONIC GAMES
17. TOP OF THE CLASS FOR VALUE
18. OTHER NEWS
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1. SYNTHETIC PHONICS - NEW WEBSITE AND FORUM
Synthetic Phonics methods are especially effective for all dyslexic children who are learning to read and spell. After successful trials in Scotland, this teaching method is strongly recommended by the US and UK governments for use in all schools. The new 'Synthetic Phonics' website provides information and resources for teachers, classroom assistants and parents, and is an important resource for everyone working with dyslexic children.
We have also launched a new Synthetic Phonics Discussion Forum on the website.
Synthetic Phonics Discussion Forum
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2. RESEARCH - RETRAINING A DYSLEXIC BRAIN @@
A Winston-Salem research team has shown that dyslexic adults' reading skills improve after 112 hours of phonics-based instruction. The major change researchers saw was the adult's ability to understand how the language works. Adults in the study also became more accurate when reading simple words and words in text ... Participants have started to read entire books for the first time, have gone back to school and graduated.
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3. USING THE GOLDEN RULE FOR READING
I have been using the 'Golden Rule' with my student. When my student reads aloud to me, I always tell him the words he struggles with.
At the beginning, before I applied this rule, he hated to read aloud. He has actually begun to enjoy our reading time, now that he knows it is not threatening, that he will not have to struggle to sound out words, or get upset because he forgot what he was reading because he spent so long figuring out a word.
It has taken the stress out of reading aloud and shown him that reading can be fun. He no longer gets anxious when I call him aside to read. He has also recently begun to volunteer when we are reading our novel studies as a group. He knows that I will help him if he gets stuck. Now that the stress has been removed, his reading abilities are improving. He has stopped saying "I can't" and is trying. (E.S., Switzerland)
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4. PERSISTENCE HELPS DISSIPATE CLOUD OF DYSLEXIA
Had it not been for Liza Pierce’s intuition and her meticulous research, she may not have ever discovered that her son, Gardner, was dyslexic ...
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5. ABCDA LAUNCHES DYSLEXIA PROJECTS
The Antigua & Barbuda Centre for Dyslexia Awareness (ABCDA) has launched two new school-based projects aimed at tackling the literacy problems prevalent among the country’s youth ... The first of these projects, a computer based literacy programme, is being piloted in one of the nation’s primary schools.
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6. HELPING DYSLEXIC POLICE RECRUITS @@
In police recruit training we have found that CDs of the course material may assist dyslexic students in processing a large input in a pressured situation. There is an expectation that statements will be handwritten, which causes concern, but encouraging the use of a word processor to set it out first, greatly relaxes students and helps them to develop. I am sure that there will be increased use of a typed facility to take statements in future, which will really help officers with dyslexia. New entrants to the service are sometimes very reluctant to ask for reasonable adjustment and declare themselves as dyslexic, fearing this may prejudice, or even end, their employment in the service. The sense of relief such a person will often express when discovering that this is not so and there are ways they can be helped, is often quite moving and makes my role worthwhile. (T.T., Devon, UK, who works with dyslexic adults doing police training.)
- part of an assignment from a student on the Dyslexia Certificate Course.
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7. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS STUDENT RECOGNIZED FOR LEARNING SKILLS @@
... Brent Lindsay, 29, of Malone, who sought out the learning techniques of Literacy Volunteers. During the past six years, Brent has gained successfully in knowledge of reading and life skills to be named the Student of the Year in Essex and Franklin counties ... He graduated from high school, after completing a program for students with disabilities. But his dyslexia presented a barrier to advanced reading skills that the school hadn't addressed.
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8. EVENT RECALLS PETER NORBECK'S ROLE IN S.D. HISTORY @@
.. Novel on dyslexia ... Frank Kloxin of Sioux Falls is the author of a new novel, "Adventures of Mark". The book is the fictionalized true story of a boy who struggles with dyslexia. The narration, Kloxin says, includes real-life experiences and how the boy coped with dyslexia ... at a time when the reading disability was not understood.
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9. DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH/WEEK @@
In an effort to promote greater knowledge and understanding of dyslexia and related learning disabilities, the Board of Directors of The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) has officially designated the month of October as National Dyslexia Awareness Month ...
UK Dyslexia Awareness Week: 7-13 November 2005.
Ideas for raising awareness about dyslexia in your locality might be to send a short article or letter to your local newpaper, make and wear a Dyslexia Week badge for the week, have a Dyslexia Party in your school, photocopy some information sheets about dyslexia and make them available in your school (with permission!), put up a notice with some website addresses such as the Interntional Dyslexia Association, British Dyslexia Association, etc. etc. It all helps to spread the word!
October Designated as Dyslexia Month
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10. DYSLEXIC CHILDREN NEED OUR SUPPORT
Recent weeks have seen considerable discussion about dyslexia. There have been allegations that it "doesn't exist" and that it is simply "reading failure" under another name. There have been frequently expressed doubts about whether, even if it does exist, it is treatable. So what is the truth, amid these claims and counterclaims?
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11. DYSLEXIA AND HYPNOSIS?
Harold B. Crasilneck, Ph.D., and James A. Hall, M.D. of Dallas Texas report that “three-fourths of the dyslexic children treated through hypnosis demonstrated moderate to marked improvement.”
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12. DYSLEXIA TRAINING FOR WORK @@
Businesses in the area of UK London's South Bank University and the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea's are being offered free dyslexia awareness training to help improve worker productivity ... The project aims to support 750 adults in relation to dyslexia, particularly those working in care homes, food premises, leisure and hospitality. They will be provided with free dyslexia screening, individual feedback, additional assessments as appropriate and ongoing support to enable the achievement of Level 2 qualifications (for example: Supervising Health and Safety, Professional Trainers Certificate, and Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety).
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13. HE'S WELL VERSED IN FOCUSING @@
His name is William Taylor, but he speaks and lives his life with the passion and foresight of William Shakespeare. He's an 18-year-old senior with dyslexia. He's an artist with a portfolio of canvas paintings, oil and pen sketches. He's a devoted churchgoer who spent spring break in Mexico helping build lodgings and playing with orphans. Most of all, William Taylor is the face of Mission Viejo football ...
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14. ACTOR TELLS OF OVERCOMING DYSLEXIA @@
Actor Robson Green has revealed how he has lost roles because of his dyslexia. The 40-year-old Wire in the Blood star is due to play a rocket enthusiast with the condition in a new TV drama at the end of this month.
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15. DYSLEXIC POET BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH @@
Pupils enjoyed a session of rhythm and rap when famous street poet Benjamin Zephaniah came to call at their school ... The Birmingham-born (UK) poet also told of his battles to overcome dyslexia ...
All rhyme and rap for pupils as Benjamin drops in
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16. MAKING PHONIC GAMES
After looking through L.R.’s literacy book, I identified that his teacher was focusing on words containing the sound “ou” and these were giving L.R. particular trouble. To give him practice in recognising this sound, I made cards showing the following words: loud; cloud; found; ground; sound; out; our; shout and proud. We looked at the words together then I asked him for each word. He managed this fairly easily although hesitated between “out” and “our” because of their similarity. He then tried to read the words himself - L.R. enjoys playing games and was keen to try to win this one! He managed to read several including 'shout', 'out' and 'loud' and tried very hard to work the others out. His attempts indicated that he was remembering the “ou” sound quite well but still needed more work on blending all the sounds together. He was keen to play the game again the next time and was more confident in recognising the sound. (V.Y., Lancashire, UK)
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2. TOP OF THE CLASS FOR VALUE
A primary failed by the UK OFSTED and a school for children with dyslexia are this year’s stars for getting the most out of pupils. Heath Mount Primary in Birmingham and Orrets Meadow school in Wirral top the “value added” league table, which measures the progress made by pupils between the ages of 7 and 11.
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18. OTHER NEWS
Mediation for Dyslexic Student's Case @@
Reaching Out to Dyslexic Children in Singapore
A new way to deal with disabilities
Antigua & Barbuda Centre for Dyslexia Awareness launches dyslexia projects
Local Council Web Pages Speak Out Loud
Paul Oakenfold, DJ: 'I struggled with my dyslexia' @@
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Best wishes!
John Bradford
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