tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post737483953241771637..comments2024-01-04T15:23:05.055+08:00Comments on Luqman's Dyslexia Blog: Accent marks,Solution for a dyslexic childLuqman Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-81104201660638299242010-05-17T05:22:23.352+08:002010-05-17T05:22:23.352+08:00Thank you for your comments. Wish you well.Thank you for your comments. Wish you well.Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-9323422657145854752010-05-13T07:49:50.800+08:002010-05-13T07:49:50.800+08:00My name is Alicia Clough I was browsing internet a...My name is Alicia Clough I was browsing internet and found your blog. The author did a great job. I will subscribe to your RSS feeds. Thank you for your contribution. I am a web designer myself. And here some examples of the websites that I designed for <a href="http://www.unclepaydayloan.com" rel="nofollow">loans</a> <a href="http://www.unclepaydayloan.com/payday-loans-in-canada.shtml" rel="nofollow">payday loans in canada</a> company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-84437320470248512702010-02-24T10:22:52.689+08:002010-02-24T10:22:52.689+08:00Dear Howie,
I greatly appreciate your comment. I a...Dear Howie,<br />I greatly appreciate your comment. I am glad to hear that many of your findings are similar to what I have discovered.You wrote, "To add even more difficulty to this is the fact that Dyslexics do not associate the sound of a letter to the letter itself. "<br />My response: I believe this is because dyslexic children are very logical. I have explained that they shut off their mind when something they learn is illogical. Initially when I taught them phonics I could see that they were confused and see their mind shut off. They could easily understand and accept " ke air te" for cat. But they were confused when I taught them "A cat".<br />Then it dawned on me that this was simply because "A" (er) and "air" in cat were different. Then I explained that the letter "A" represented many sounds.When they understood this I had no problem with teaching them phonic. I at the same time started teaching them sight words and told them to not to try and make sense of the letters and the sound they made and the rest was easy to teach them. Once they began to grasp the fact that the English language was not the same as Malay and Han Yu Pin Yin and that they should not try to make sense of the letters and the sound it represents it was easy to teach them.<br />I chanced upon the article on the Australian boy in Japan which I posted in my post on :18.2.2010<br />Then I started to look for articles on dyslexia in other countries and posted my findings on :20.2.2010<br />Most of these research was done more than 10 years ago and some as early as twenty years ago. I am sure that what your partner said on "Spanish" must be true.<br /> <br />You wrote :" It would be interesting to see if any research has been done on other languages too."<br /> <br />Response : Refer to my post on :Research report dated 20.2.2010<br /><br />If you were to approach the school officials with the above research reports they may be more receptive.<br /> <br />I too have found that the dyslexic children find it difficult to learn abstract things. I will be writing on this in the next few posts. Parents can easily help in this matter if they teach these abstract things on a on going basis. (my post later will make this clear.)<br /> <br />You wrote: "The regular lessons and ways of teaching work perfectly well for the majority of the students in the classrooms. For teachers to change the lessons or teaching style to accommodate a particular student takes time and extra money. "<br /> <br />Response: I believe teaching should continue the way it is being taught. However,parents (like Einstein's and Edison's mother) should teach their children at home (after school) the way that the dyslexic children should be taught. Soon the dyslexic children will be able to follow the teacher in school.<br />Schools should identify dyslexic children as early as possible and recommend their parents to find a one on one tutor to teach the dyslexic kids if the parents do not have the time to do this themselves.<br /> <br />You are right again about parents being the best teachers for the dyslexic children and the parents are who I am trying to get to read my blog.<br /> <br />I wish you success in your endeavour. Thank you for your invitation to read your web site. I had written to 4D Dyslexia in NZ sometime ago and I have written to them again today.Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-79118239039163712642010-02-24T03:15:39.766+08:002010-02-24T03:15:39.766+08:00Hello Mr. Michael
My name is Howie deGraaf, I liv...Hello Mr. Michael<br /><br />My name is Howie deGraaf, I live in Duncan, British Columbia. Canada. You recently contacted <br />Vancouver Island Dyslexia Association<br />and asked for some response to your comments about Dyslexia and your personal findings while teaching. I am a member of the board of directors of that association and your letters where referred to me. I am also a business partner in a business where we give Dyslexia Awareness workshops and we have a website, blog and we sell our own self-published books about dyslexia. My business partner is Dyslexic and has been teaching appropriate methods to her three grown Dyslexic children and hundreds of other children and Dyslexic adults since 1986. <br /><br />Many of your findings are very similar to what we have discovered. The written English language is absolutely torturous to learn for Dyslexics. As you say, it is just too illogical and the number of exceptions to the rules are too many to learn. To add even more difficulty to this is the fact that Dyslexics do not associate the sound of a letter to the letter itself. That makes teaching Phonics completely inappropriate. We feel that the only way to teach them words is use the words in context. Learn the entire word without breaking it up into pieces. <br /><br />Your comments about your children having no difficulty with the other languages you have taught them is interesting as well. My partner says that the Spanish language is also easier to learn because all the letters are pronounced with little or no exceptions. <br /><br />What I am saying is you may have discovered a connection between Dyslexia and difficult languages like English. It would be interesting to see if any research has been done on other languages too.<br /><br />Now, putting the study of the written English language aside we have discovered other facets of Dyslexia that are equally difficult. We have found, consistently, with all the Dyslexics we have helped that they find all abstract concepts difficult to master. By abstract concepts we are talking about: the alphabet, measurements, mathematic word problems, telling time, understanding directional terms, tying shoes; and the list goes on and on. <br /><br />One of the problems you are experiencing in trying to get anybody to accept your findings is something we are very familiar with. We have approached many school officials, teachers and superintendents who all have difficulty accepting findings like ours and yours. It seems the big concern is about money. Most school districts here in Canada as well as in America, are stretched to the limit for funds. The regular lessons and ways of teaching work perfectly well for the majority of the students in the classrooms. For teachers to change the lessons or teaching style to accommodate a particular student takes time and extra money. Most schools just don't have the extra time or money to accommodate these students. <br /><br />We have found that the most success in having new ideas accepted are with parents and tutors and individual teachers. <br /><br />I invite you to visit our website<br />DYSLEXIA VICTORIA ONLINE and read about our experiences as well. We also have a Weblog attached to it.<br /> Another very progressive association is in New Zealand. Go on your computer and search the term 4D. It stands for <br />FOR DYSLEXIA. They are trying to make an impact at a government level to get Dyslexia accepted in the school system.<br /><br />Good luck and thanks for taking the time to read this.<br /><br />Howie deGraaf<br />DYSLEXIA VICTORIA ONLINE.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005793417682303677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-12801400925866747372010-02-23T13:19:43.859+08:002010-02-23T13:19:43.859+08:00Interesting approch. I hope some pwople try it ou...Interesting approch. I hope some pwople try it out and let us know how it worked for them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08591959695850955775noreply@blogger.com