Monday, 12 November 2012

Teach us in ways we can access learning and we can learn and achieve

Dyslexia is not a disability have been saying that for many many years. It is society that disables many dyslexics because we are not taught in ways that enable us to access the learning going on in the class room. There is far to much focus of the things we do struggle with doing. Not enough on our abilities and the things we do well. We are just like anyone else out there in the non dyslexic world. We excell at some things and struggle with others. Its not that we cannot read or write well because clearly we can once we find stratagies that enable us to do those tasks well. Yes we do struggle with spelling but so do many non dyslexics. We have to move away from a medical model of dyslexia that tells us our brains do not work correctly. That dyslexics need to be cured of the malady of dyslexia. We have to move away from a disabled remediation model of dyslexia that takes kids out of the class room and gives them even more work to do in school. Dyslexic kids already work very hard at school and what do we do? We give them even more work to do. We need teachers and teaching methods that enable all kids to achieve in the classroom according to their disability. Please note in the CLASSROOM together with other kids. I do not believe in medicating dyslexic, adhd and add kids at all.

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