Signs of Dyslexia: Have a Hunch & Need a Quick Check List?
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Here is a quick checklist for those who feel they need to know what to look for. During my research on dyslexia as a mom...
US Education Department OK’s the Word “Dyslexia”….. sort of
In an artfully and elusively worded missive, the Department of Education (ED) has issued a formal letter “clarifying” standards for usage of the labels dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia...
The Dyslexia Quandary – Update
On December 1, the APA (American Psychiatric Association) approved the recommendations for the forthcoming DSM-5. I am not exactly sure what they approved, because they haven’t released the exact...
Research Update: “Nonresponders” and dyslexia
A new study confirms that the children who fail to progress with traditional, phonics-based interventions are highly likely to be dyslexic: Following the recommendation of Rose (2006), many primary schools...
Breaking a myth: Dyslexics can become readers!
A mom writing in the New York Times expresses grief: her first grade daughter has been diagnosed with dyslexia. The mom is in despair, fearing that her daughter will...
The Dyslexia Quandary – Continued
About two weeks ago, I wrote about a proposed revision to the DSM-V that retreats from an earlier draft proposal by eliminating use of the word dyslexia. I expressed concerns about the...
Just another label!
Since starting nearly 5 years ago, I have been amazed at the number of labels we invent for the same thing, particularly when it comes to dyslexia. I have...
The Dyslexia Quandary
A comment on the current proposed DSM 5 criteria: New visitors usually discover our web site via a search for “signs of dyslexia” or “test for #8221; Our incoming...