The Learning Disabilities world in Great Britain appears to be in a flap over an editorial by Julian Elliott, professor of education at Durham University, who questioned whether dyslexia is real or just a construct. Elliott’s argument appears to be similar to those familiar to people following the question of whether a discrepancy between ability and achievemenet defines Learning Disability. Do individuals who have a discrepancy between IQ and achievement require different educational efforts than their peers who have similarly low reading performance but no discrepancy? However, I’m still trying to get a copy of the original editorial so that I can report it accurately. Meanwhile, there’s lots of coverage in other sources.
News reports about the article include these:
- Times Ed Supplement coverage of its own story here and here.
- Link to the BBC’s coverage.
- Link for theGuardian Unlimited(UK)
- Link to discussion on the Times Ed. Supplement site.
- Link to news release from Professor Elliott’s university, that includes a link to a profile of him.
Update: Liz Ditz has a post about this story, too.
Update 2: Link to another page of the Guardian Unlimited’s coverage (thanks, to Stacy Weiss’ Special Education News and Links).
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