tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post6077938946621962720..comments2024-01-04T15:23:05.055+08:00Comments on Luqman's Dyslexia Blog: Dyslexia - Why kids shut down Luqman Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-8662425128799971612015-03-25T19:33:42.430+08:002015-03-25T19:33:42.430+08:00Hi, It would be preferable if all anonymous commen...Hi, It would be preferable if all anonymous comments are accompanied by a nickname. That way I have a name to write to. "Hi Anonymous" does not sound friendly.<br /><br />I will write as to what is phonological awareness and what is phonemic awareness sometime next week. Please bear with me until then. I have written many articles on this in 2010 but I did not explain what is phonemic and phonological awareness. <br /><br />The term dyslexia is also not consistent. Many different bodies define it differently. I have an article on this in my blog too.<br /><br />Anyway, if a child had phonological awareness problem then he should not be classified under dyslexia. Refer to the definition by Stanovich in my blog.<br /><br />I believe , the small minority of kids that you say are truly to be described as dyslexic are the kids who should be excluded from the dyslexic category. <br /><br />Please hold on for a few more days and I'll try and write an article summarising those I had written in 2010 and 2011.<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. Wish you well in your teaching.<br /><br /><br /><br />Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-48051680443603683212015-03-21T16:43:34.954+08:002015-03-21T16:43:34.954+08:00I too teach children with reading difficulties. I ...I too teach children with reading difficulties. I agree with you that phonological awareness is learned as a child learns to read, if they are taught properly. We identify those who are struggling after a year in school aged 5 and give additional individual phonics teaching. However there is a small minority of children whose constraints of memory and speed of recall are so severe that they can truly be described as 'dyslexic'. They do learn to read slowly and eventually but never achieve real fluency although their understanding may be excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com