In America the ability to learn is becoming a pressing topic of conversation in our homes, schools, the workplace, and even government agencies. Our nation worries about the education of its citizens. Companies are concerned about their workers' ability to learn. School budgets and limited staff struggle under the weight of federal mandates and the learning challenges of their students.
Homeschool moms question their ability to teach. At the heart of the struggle is the debilitating diagnosis of dyslexia, affecting an estimated 5-15% or more of U.S. children, particularly boys. It has been called "the most frequently occurring learning disability and the most common disorder of childhood" (Richards
et al, 1999).
What Is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia, the word that strikes fear and dread in the hearts of thousands of parents each year, is a complicated and controversial diagnosis. Parents hear this devastating diagnosis and are typically told that teaching coping and compensating skills is the only answer. They see this proverbial "pile of bricks" loaded on their child's back and are told he has to carry it around for the rest of his life. A definition used to describe, identify and treat this malady was proposed by the World Federation of Neurology in the 1960s.
It states: "Dyslexia is a disorder manifested by difficulty learning to read despite
conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and socio-culture opportunity."
(Catts & Kamhi p. 58). This definition focuses more on what dyslexia is not rather than what it is. Nevertheless, it was used for decades to label hundreds of thousands of people. Read more......
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8) Learning 60 Sight words
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