tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post6387101018753896494..comments2024-01-04T15:23:05.055+08:00Comments on Luqman's Dyslexia Blog: Read to your children, whatever their agesLuqman Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-87707887799393658972015-07-31T14:22:18.297+08:002015-07-31T14:22:18.297+08:00Bob,teaching handwriting to kids in school has bee...Bob,teaching handwriting to kids in school has been going on for years here in Malaysia and yet the illiteracy level has not come down.<br /><br />I have even sent you a research report saying that hand writing does not improve reading in the English language.<br /><br />Kate Gladstone has told you clearly that she knows of kids as well as adults who can write fluently and yet are unable to read even their own handwriting.<br /><br />Why don't you try it in a school of your choice and convince yourself that you and your team have been misleading the masses for far too long. Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-79693835388167132252015-07-31T14:15:36.735+08:002015-07-31T14:15:36.735+08:00Thank you Bob. Let us see if anyone will come out ...Thank you Bob. Let us see if anyone will come out and defend your theory in your Face Book post this morning.<br />Wish you well. Our FB discussion and my subsequent post in my blog here will definitely get some of my readers thinking. Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-59395265325484670132015-07-31T11:43:48.810+08:002015-07-31T11:43:48.810+08:00Luqman,
You have already made your own idea appar...Luqman,<br /><br />You have already made your own idea apparent, and I'll try not to bother you further with my unproven theory.Bob Rose, MD (retired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18155469409589884394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-7389783016780712582015-07-31T09:15:18.941+08:002015-07-31T09:15:18.941+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-11160825679897365882015-07-31T08:17:06.280+08:002015-07-31T08:17:06.280+08:00t's hard to believe that avoiding all reading ...t's hard to believe that avoiding all reading problems is as simple as just giving kids in K-1 some exta handwriting practice, but if one tries in a classroom, one will see for oneself.Bob Rose, MD (retired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18155469409589884394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-17265652071133259612015-07-28T23:10:48.506+08:002015-07-28T23:10:48.506+08:00Luqman: That's what we are praying for. If th...Luqman: That's what we are praying for. If the Republicans win the American presidential election in 2016, they will provide school vouchers for kids in failing schools; no one will send their kids to schools that fail to teach writing and reading, and then we will see what happens.Bob Rose, MD (retired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18155469409589884394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-90921249070426517082015-07-28T12:32:58.577+08:002015-07-28T12:32:58.577+08:00Good luck to you.Good luck to you.Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-71829990935815596612015-07-28T08:17:28.956+08:002015-07-28T08:17:28.956+08:00Luqman: I've just had email from an education...Luqman: I've just had email from an education professor at the University of Eastern New Mexico who may be interested in our idea, so I emailed him the text of this as yet unpublished article:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Teaching Fluent Handwriting Remediates Many Reading-Related Learning Disabilities<br /><br />Rowe Young-Kaple. MS, Bio behavioral Science/Psychology* Affiliation: Department of Psychology Program/Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Storrs (retired), Storrs, Connecticut, USA <br /><br />Robert V. Rose, MD (Retired)<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Rand Nelson, BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania <br /><br />Corresponding Author:<br /><br />*Rowe A. Young-Kaple<br /><br />5853 N. Paseo Niguel<br /><br />Tucson, AZ, USA 85718<br /><br />Phone: 1-520-299-1250<br /><br />Email (roweyk@gmail.com)<br /><br />Abstract— One of the most vexing educational problems in children is the inability to learn to read. Recently it has been shown that the inability to write skillfully imposes great limits on a child’s ability to learn to read. In this paper, information from multiple sources and studies will be reviewed. All of the sources Bob Rose, MD (retired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18155469409589884394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-30312522745032854492015-07-28T07:11:08.963+08:002015-07-28T07:11:08.963+08:00Bob, Thanks for your comment. I read the abstract ...Bob, Thanks for your comment. I read the abstract and this is what it says:"These findings demonstrate that handwriting is important for the early recruitment in letter processing of brain regions known to underlie successful reading. Handwriting therefore may facilitate reading acquisition in young children". <br />Published by Elsevier GmbH<br /><br />I have repeatedly told you that I believe hand writing should be taught to kids in schools. As said by Elsevier above handwriting is important for the early recruitment in letter processing of brain regions known to underlie successful reading.<br /><br />She continues and says that "Handwriting therefore MAY facilitate reading acquisition in young children". <br /><br />Bob, when did "MAY FACILITATE" become scientific evidence? <br /><br />You have tried to convince the masses together with people in business teaching gripping pens and how to write that handwriting leads to improvement in reading. This is absolute nonsense. <br /><br />Handwriting will help kids to firmly fix the alphabets in their brains but it will not improve their reading fluency. Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-49907758715155693022015-07-27T23:07:26.140+08:002015-07-27T23:07:26.140+08:00Luqman: You have certainly read that science is sh...Luqman: You have certainly read that science is showing the value of handwriting to literacy. Many are on-line, and here is one of them:<br /><br />http://www.researchgate.net/publication/235751286_The_effects_of_handwriting_experience_on_functional_brain_development_in_pre-literate_children<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />BobBob Rose, MD (retired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18155469409589884394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-40525264065154568812015-07-27T17:21:00.395+08:002015-07-27T17:21:00.395+08:00Yes Bob, All the vowels have more than one phoneme...Yes Bob, All the vowels have more than one phoneme in the English language. The consonants are not speared either. Then you have the silent alphabets to contend with.<br /><br />The above are the initial problems which causes a kid to shut-down. Then he has to contend with:<br /> <br />1.Multiple pronunciation for the same spelling : wind (as in the winter wind) and wind (as in wind down the window).<br />2.Spelt similarly and pronounced similarly : cut, but. <br /> However, there is an exception : put.<br />3.Different spelling but pronounced the same: pear - pair, road - rode, hare - hair.<br /><br />Refer to my post at: http://www.dyslexiafriend.com/2010/02/dyslexia-malay-mandarin-and-english.html#more<br />Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-87542162791781017082015-07-22T04:40:16.924+08:002015-07-22T04:40:16.924+08:00Luqman: You recently asked by opinion as to why C...Luqman: You recently asked by opinion as to why Chinese students have dyslexia learning English, but not with pinyin, and I gave wron answer.<br /><br />I actually think it's because kids must learn the sound that each written letter represents IN THE WORK THEY ARE LEARNING. And in pinyin, the letter sounds always the same, whereas in English they (particularly vowels) are different. The advantage of pinyin is that it obviates the constant need for a teacher's presence, and in English kids are always asking, "What is this word?"Bob Rose, MD (retired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18155469409589884394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-36935340874933877072015-07-13T08:03:49.870+08:002015-07-13T08:03:49.870+08:00Thank you, Luqman. But in America and many other c...Thank you, Luqman. But in America and many other countries most kids finishing two years of school still can't write all of the alphabet letters. We must see that this changes, then see what happens.Bob Rose, MD (retired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18155469409589884394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-70766271281503057472015-07-12T08:02:05.295+08:002015-07-12T08:02:05.295+08:00Dear Dr.Rose, I agree completely that to master wr...Dear Dr.Rose, I agree completely that to master written language (meaning the ability to write) kids need to be able to write fluently.Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-69830834908734192302015-07-12T05:02:41.921+08:002015-07-12T05:02:41.921+08:00Luqman,
Of course speaking and listening are impo...Luqman,<br /><br />Of course speaking and listening are important, but perhaps the best way to help students master written language would be to teach them to handwrite fluently.Bob Rose, MD (retired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18155469409589884394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-52527381939590479122015-07-10T09:24:43.967+08:002015-07-10T09:24:43.967+08:00Thank you for your comment Bob. Yes, I agree that ...Thank you for your comment Bob. Yes, I agree that literacy instruction is important. Oral language, that is speaking and listening,is the very foundation that is needed to learn to read. Reading and Listening is the core of literacy instruction. Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-80234340884256881792015-07-10T08:26:56.288+08:002015-07-10T08:26:56.288+08:00Luqman gives many excellent reasons for reading to...Luqman gives many excellent reasons for reading to small children, but it doesn't instill literacy any more than watching other children swim teaches swimming.<br /><br />For literacy instruction, one requires literacy instruction, and the reasons for being read to then can show themselves.Bob Rose, MD (retired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18155469409589884394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-13962190390038181792011-03-21T15:32:47.085+08:002011-03-21T15:32:47.085+08:00Lesley, Sorry I just found this comment. Would be ...Lesley, Sorry I just found this comment. Would be a great idea if you could e-mail me and give me a chance to learn more from you.Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-77894231691738398372011-03-05T23:47:38.665+08:002011-03-05T23:47:38.665+08:00Absolutely true, read avidly to my elder son, not ...Absolutely true, read avidly to my elder son, not dyslexic, he loved it I loved it , he would finish the sentences on books he loved to read over and over, give me rhyming words when we stopped. he would ask for "just 1 more chapter" which I would oblige. Needless to say he was an early reader and now writes succinctly.<br />Move on to son 2 -dyslexic, he would politely "listen" to 2 pages and then say "can we stop now I want to play" I tried and tried insisting on reading to him he just didn't get it at the same age as my older son. In fact all the books had to be revisted when he was 7 because it jsut didn't click with him.<br />I had to strip it all back to old letterland books and Starfall.com (free resource) when he 7.5 yrs age.<br />eventually moved on to Toe by Toe, he now reads quite well.Lesleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-79251506103608378082010-05-22T11:47:16.705+08:002010-05-22T11:47:16.705+08:00Yes, I have heard that some time ago. Right now th...Yes, I have heard that some time ago. Right now there is some news circulating about infants.<br /><br />An experiment was conducted by the University of Florida where the abilities of the babies were tested by the scientists to respond to their surroundings by playing a song and then blowing air softly on their eyelids when they were sleeping.<br /><br />It was seen that approximately most of the babies started squeezing their eyes tighter after 20 minutes of the experiment.<br /><br />Perhaps I'll copy paste that article to support my article here.<br />Thank you.Luqman Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089314934834818707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929940323242620649.post-69911131322184073292010-05-22T06:24:04.065+08:002010-05-22T06:24:04.065+08:00There is a book called Secret Life of the Unborn C...There is a book called Secret Life of the Unborn Childin which research reveals that the fetus in utero is aware of the parents voice and can hear. <br />The effect of Mozart music is supposedly soothing and these children are calmed by music that they were exposed to before they were born. <br />It has also been proven that babies are aware of language and taking it all in even before they start talking. When they do at a pace that is right for them there is a noticeable acceleration in their vocabulary when they have been read to.<br /><br />JaseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com