Daily Archive for October 13th, 2008

An anonymous post on the Hattiesburg (MS, US) American caught my attention. The poster applauded a facility called the “Dynamic Dyslexia Design School.” This is the school about which Liz Ditz posted a note a couple of months ago. The school is accredited by the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council, which is probably a good thing. However, that didn’t prevent it’s director from providing a not-too-thoughtful explanation for reading problems:

The education is delivered in a way the dyslexic students can understand, said director Cena Holifield.

“They don’t feel the stress of everyone around them being able to do something they can’t. When they feel safe and secure, the pathways to the brain open and makes it easier to learn,” she said.

I’d hazard an alternative explanation: If the students seem more relaxed, it’s likely the result of succeeding, not the other way around.

Link to the full statement. Link to the school’s Web site. Link to Liz’s earlier post. More about the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council.