At 09:31 09/05/2005, John Conway wrote:
>On asking her what she meant, she said that in Germany you cease to be
>dyslexic at age 16. Neat definition!
German spelling is so much more regular than English spelling
(altho the compound words are difficult for dyslexics)
that probably far fewer dyslexics are identified.
In Germany and Italy children are said to become literate in their first
two years of schooling. The spelling bee is not a popular contest in these
countries for the reason that nearly everyone can spell most words. After
World War II, the American occupation forces in Germany tried to introduce
the spelling bee as a part of the democratization program but they failed
because of the uniformly high level of spelling prowess.
Jean
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Jean Hutchins, BDA volunteer & SE Surrey DA
RSA Dip SpLD, AMBDA, retired.
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British Dyslexia Association Web: www.bdadyslexia.org.uk
(Also into spelling reform www.spellingsociety.org)
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