New Scientist Web: http://www.newscientist.com
PRESS STATEMENT. 19 August 1999.
British Dyslexia Association (BDA) comment on New Scientist article
published this week:
It is now well-established that dyslexic people have a different brain
structure, and this is further endorsed by this interesting research.
While dyslexia cannot be cured, its effects can be alleviated. A special
focus on language skills when very young, including sound discrimination
and rhyming, will help young dyslexic children when they start matching
letters to sounds as they learn to read.
Early identification and the right teaching can prevent children with mild
to moderate dyslexia from falling behind.
Those children with the more severe forms of dyslexia can be "fast-tracked"
to more intensive specialist tuition if their problems persist.
The BDA is currently encouraging schools to become "dyslexia friendly", and
this summer produced a resource pack for schools demonstrating methods of
teaching which will benefit the dyslexic pupil as well as non-dyslexic
children.
(c) BDA. Registered Charity No. 289243. Company Ltd No. 1830587.
Copies may be made provided the source and date are quoted and the content
is unchanged. 19/08/99.
Jean
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Jean Hutchins, RSA Dip SpLD. AMBDA.
BDA Web Site: http://www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk/
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