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Tag Archives: dyslexic
Stuttering, dyslexia and science, what science?
On 2 APRIL 2016 the New Scientist published an article by Norman Miller entitled, “Getting the word out”. I sent the following ‘letter’ Letter to New Scientist Note the similarities between his (Miller’s) account of stuttering and Samuel Orton’s 1930 … Continue reading
Posted in Dyslexia, Hand, Right, science, scientific, stammer, stutter
Tagged cerebral hemisphere, dyslexic, Hands, neuroscience, science, stammer, stutter
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Dyslexology: more in common with astrology than with forensic anthropology?
Two weeks ago I attended a lecture on ‘the real world of forensic anthropology’ by Prof Sue Black at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. It was truly inspiring. Prof Black is a leading forensic anthropologist and director of … Continue reading
America’s reading problem vs the dyslexia debate: the hegemony of the /right/, institutional inertia and radicalisation
In literate societies writing (and reading) defines our sense of self. It is therefore worth taking Gillian Tett’s ‘America’s reading problem’ FT.COM MAGAZINE December 19 /20 2015′ further in a wider educational, economic and political context. However I’d best start … Continue reading
Posted in British Psychological Society, Dyslexia, Hand, Hegemony, Osama bin Laden, Psychologists, Radicalisation, Reading, Right
Tagged America, British Psychological Society, children, dyslexic, education, Hands, Innovation, Institutional inertia, Osama bin Laden, Psychologists, Reading
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Seeing double: further steps in the left-to-right or right-to-left story
Remember the story so far? Gabriel ‘air writing’ the number 422, but by pointing right-to-left (RTL) while saying ie reading out, “2,2,4″. And that the interpretation is that Gabriel is a latent left hander. The next steps should provide sufficient … Continue reading
Right to left reading writing: what a 4 year old can teach us
Walking back home, uphill, with my 4 year old grandson, Gabriel, the other day, we were chatting when he announced that he lived at “two two four”. In fact he lives at 422 ie. “four two two”. Clearly he has … Continue reading
Posted in British Psychological Society, Dyslexia, Dyslexic, Education, Hand, Labelling, Pedagogy, Psychologists, Reading, Teaching
Tagged British Psychological Society, children, dyslexic, Hands, pedagogy, Reading
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Where’s the common-ground: different worlds or dumbing down?
Would you say that ‘hire’ means ‘replacement’, and ‘not repairable’ means ‘not worth repairing’? And that ‘Mary’s’ and ‘Mary s’ means the same thing? For some there are no differences! Recently another motorist drove into me. Instead of letting my … Continue reading
Posted in Common Ground, Education, Labelling, language change
Tagged Change agent, common-ground, dyslexic, labelling, language change
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Uta Frith vs Julian Elliott on dyslexia: and autism
Those familiar with Stephen Pepper’s World Hypotheses: A Study in Evidence, won’t be surprised at Uta Frith’s (FT Pioneering Force 11 October 12 October 2014 ) disagreement with Julian Elliott over the nature of dyslexia and its treatment. They inhabited … Continue reading
Posted in British Psychological Society, Change agent, Common Ground, Dyslexia, Education, Labelling, Psychologists, autism
Tagged autism, British Psychological Society, Change agent, common-ground, dyslexic, education, expertise, hegemony of the right, labelling, pedagogy, Pepper, Psychologists, Research
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The creative spark and dyslexia
In commenting on Gillian Tett’s “How to ignite the creative spark” (FT August 16/17 2014) Mereengineer (FT Magazine, Issue number 577) comments on only one aspect of her account, namely that of creating an ‘open-ended’ environment composed of individuals from … Continue reading
Posted in Common Ground, Dyslexia, Dyslexic, Hands, Labelling, Psychologists, scientific
Tagged common-ground, dyslexic, expertise, Hands, labelling
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Ed Balls’ stutter: Mehdi Hasan’s analogy with dyslexia and Quentin Letts’ commonsense
Ed Balls explanation for his ‘inadvertent’ “not” when replying to George Osborne’s autumn budget statement, which he blamed on his life-long stutter was interesting in itself. What is more interesting, however, is that when Quentin Letts, effectively rubbished this account on … Continue reading
Harry Redknapp and simple truths?
Unlike many who cite ‘dyslexia’ for their difficulty with reading, writing and being disorganised, Harry Redknapp kept to a simple truth by calling reading / writing difficulties exactly what they are: reading, writing and organization difficulties. And using the ‘tip … Continue reading
Posted in Dyslexic, Labelling
Tagged dyslexic, labelling, Literacy, Special Educational Needs
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