I’d missed Teacher Julie in my prior forays about the Web. Apparently, a teacher who blogs as “Julie” and lives in the Philappines has been posting items about her life as well as special education. Although I’ve not reviewed everything there, I glanced at a few of the entries about Learning Disabilities and found basic-but-not-misleading info. I’ll check back on Teacher Julie periodically.
Archive for February, 2007
Rebecca Watson, whose blog Skepchick is one of my favorite skeptic reads, had a post earlier this week in which she made the common mistake of confusing reversal and dyslexia.
I’m slightly dyslexic and mix-up phrases and reverse numbers.
I’m dropping a comment on her blog entry.
I usually avoid posting knee-jerk reactions, but this is one that provoked it for me. Under the headline, “They told me at school that I was stupid,” Saiqa Chaudhari of the Bolton (UK) News dscribes the case of a student whose reading problems were overlooked until she was 16 years old.
A TEENAGER whose dyslexia went undiagnosed for more than a decade says she is now having to fight to get the specialist support she is entitled to.
Experts only realised Stephanie Grimshaw, aged 17, had the condition last year.
The student, from Kearsley, now attends Bolton Sixth Form College, in Little Lever, but says she is struggling to get the equipment she needs to study effectively.
“It was a relief to find out what the problem was,” said Stephanie.
“I was always told at school that I was stupid, but now I know that I am not.
“I left school with very few qualifications because I wasn’t given any support, and I am still not being given the help I need.”
If you’re in need of a reason to grit your teeth and say, “Grrr,” read Ms. Chaudhari’s story.
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I’m pretty sure I’ve written about this topic before, but I haven’t successfully located the entry, so I’m revisiting the topic. I thought of the topic while reading a note by Alex Rodriguez in his blog, Yabba Yabba. Mr. Rodriguez commented on research showing that there are changes in the blood flow in children’s brains following training.
Continue reading ‘Brain follows behavior’
Liz exposes bologna
Over on I speak of dreams Liz Ditz very lucidly and realistically exposes some serious lunch meat offered to the public as advice about dyslexia. Readers who do not frequent her blog should add it to their newsreaders, but first just get over there and read this example of what reasonable analysis one can find on blogs: Christy Harrison’s Advice On Dyslexia: (a) Inadequate and (b) Plagiarized from the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Folks, those who advocate for beneficial services for students with Learning Disabilities do not need the kind of bunkum that Liz has exposed. And Liz deserves an “atta girl” for exposing it. Thank you, ma’am.