Phonics is not a fix-all drug that will
get all children reading ...read
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September 2014 - A Different Way
of Seeing Things.
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March 2014 -
26% of children failing synthetic phonics.
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August 2014 - Professor Bob
Burden, former BDA trustee, argues that dyslexics may be more in need of therapy
or counselling than specific teaching interventions. … It may even be that the
person with dyslexia is suffering from a surfeit (excess) of phonics...article
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March 2014 - UK Dyslexic
Pupils not helped by Synthetic Phonics
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February 2014 - Why some kids can't spell
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Breaking News: The phonics method of teaching
children to read is not necessary
past the initial stages of learning and continuing with it may
disadvantage them in the long
term...CLICK
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"On Wednesday, February 17, I was a guest on the
blog talk radio show Midlife Matters with Les Brown. The
conversation Les and I had started me thinking about the global
state of dyslexia. During the interview, I expressed this
theory.
We are in phase two of a three-phase process
necessary to eradicate dyslexia as a fundamental learning
disability in our society. Phase one is what I am calling
"The Age of Ignorance", phase two is "The Age of Awareness", and
phase three will be the "The Age of Consciousness"."
January 2010 - Report Calls For Action On Dyslexia
"The report to the federal parliamentary secretary for
disabilities and children's services, Bill Shorten, says up to 10 per
cent of people struggle to cope with dyslexia.
It says there are no pathways to diagnosis and support for
children and adults with dyslexia. ''In the education system
there are few qualified to diagnose, and the wait time for
school psychologists is up to a year,'' the report by the
Dyslexia Working Party says."
May 2009 - Teacher Brenda Baird helps dyslexic children,
adults read
Read the
Courier Mail article on how we continue to help children
with Dyslexia.
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opinion.
May 2009 - What's in a Name
Read the article
What's
in a Name published in the May Edition of the Dyslexic
Reader
Reprinted with permission.
August 2008 - Visual vs Auditory Learning
Brenda Baird writes...
What do Jamie Oliver, Keira Knightley, Richard Branson, Ted Turner,
Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein have in common? They are all
internationally recognised in their chosen fields and they are dyslexic.
The only famous dyslexic Australian that comes to mind is Kerry Packer
and it’s only common knowledge because he spoke openly about it.
The fact that we only know about Kerry Packer’s dyslexia is not that he
is a unique Australian in this sense, it is because dyslexia is not
recognised in Australia and most suffer because they remain undiagnosed.
New Zealand is recognizing Dyslexia and has asked for expressions of
interest from a variety of sources.
Click here for an extract of an article written for an independent
New Zealand Newspaper One News titled "Moves afoot to deal with
Dyslexia" written by Chelsea Burke, gives an insight into the struggle
made by the Dyslexia Foundation in New Zealand to have Dyslexia
recognised.
December 2004 - DOLLY on Dyslexia
"Not dumb, dyslexic" is a 'Super Star' article published in Dolly
Magazine January 2005.
Click Here for a look at the article from Dolly Magazine.
This article is copyrighted by Dolly Magazine and ACP Publishing.
The article lets people know that they are special, interesting and
especially creative.
For more information, and how we can help you,
click herefor an outline of our Program.
January 29, 2004 - Dyslexia with a Twist
"Wrong Way Round" is a thought provoking article published in
Melbourne's Herald Sun on January 29, 2004, and Brisbane's Courier Mail
on January 31, 2004.
Click Here for a look at the article from Brisbane Courier Mail.
This article is copyrighted by The Courier Mail and News Limited.
A small correction is required in the article. The final lines in the
article should read.
"A client, who was functionally illiterate until the age of 17, passed
his driver's test within six months of learning the method".
Brenda's' husband Frank, is dyslexic. He successfully avoided reading in
High School, and not until he was 21, did he read his first complete
novel. Frank now regularly reads 2 books every month.
For more information, and how we can help you,
click herefor an outline of our Program.