Comments on: Ira Socol’s 2009: The Year of Universal Access http://epg29.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/ira-socols-2009-the-year-of-universal-access/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:49:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: eguinan http://epg29.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/ira-socols-2009-the-year-of-universal-access/#comment-200 eguinan Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:38:38 +0000 http://epg29.wordpress.com/?p=53#comment-200 Hi neilosjay, How did the school determine how your son has dyslexia? Has he been formally assessed by an educational psychologist? Can you question how they decided this and for how long your son needs to be seperated? One of the approaches we advocate to educators is inclusive teaching so that there is less need for 'special needs' labelling. Alas, that message can be a difficult one to get across. Good luck and thanks for the comments, Enda Hi neilosjay,

How did the school determine how your son has dyslexia? Has he been formally assessed by an educational psychologist? Can you question how they decided this and for how long your son needs to be seperated?

One of the approaches we advocate to educators is inclusive teaching so that there is less need for ’special needs’ labelling. Alas, that message can be a difficult one to get across.

Good luck and thanks for the comments,

Enda

]]> By: neilosjay http://epg29.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/ira-socols-2009-the-year-of-universal-access/#comment-197 neilosjay Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:38:59 +0000 http://epg29.wordpress.com/?p=53#comment-197 I have an 8 year old nephew, who at school has been told he has dyslexia. I have, on a number of occasions, sat down with him and together we have read through a book. I don't find it a particularly easy book to read either. I can't see how schools have 'tagged' him as dyslexic, his reading skills are not behind other children, his spelling is relativley poor for his age group. Because his spelling is down he has been put into a seperate group of disruptive children for english lessons. I feel his education is being compromised because the school system doesn't have a way of helping in specefic areas, only dyslexic or not. I have an 8 year old nephew, who at school has been told he has dyslexia. I have, on a number of occasions, sat down with him and together we have read through a book. I don’t find it a particularly easy book to read either. I can’t see how schools have ‘tagged’ him as dyslexic, his reading skills are not behind other children, his spelling is relativley poor for his age group. Because his spelling is down he has been put into a seperate group of disruptive children for english lessons. I feel his education is being compromised because the school system doesn’t have a way of helping in specefic areas, only dyslexic or not.

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