MP brands dyslexia a 'fiction'
A Labour MP has claimed dyslexia is a myth invented by education chiefs to cover up poor teaching methods.
Backbencher Graham Stringer, MP for Blackley, describes the condition as a "cruel fiction" that should be consigned to the "dustbin of history".
He suggests children should instead be taught to read and write by using a system called synthetic phonics.
But Charity Dyslexia Action said the condition was "very real" to the 6m people in the UK affected by it.
Writing in a column for website Manchester Confidential, Mr Stringer said millions of pounds was being wasted on specialist teaching for what he called the "false" condition.
Mr Stringer claims the reason so many children fail to be taught to read and write properly is that the wrong teaching methods are used.
"The education establishment, rather than admit that their eclectic and incomplete methods for instruction are at fault, have invented a brain disorder called dyslexia," said the MP.
"To label children as dyslexic because they're confused by poor teaching methods is wicked.
"If dyslexia really existed then countries as diverse as Nicaragua and South Korea would not have been able to achieve literacy rates of nearly 100%.
"There can be no rational reason why this 'brain disorder' is of epidemic proportions in Britain but does not appear in South Korea or Nicaragua." ...
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Dyslexia does exist and it doesn't mean that they can't read or write, it just means they see things fairly differently, my friend is dyslexic but he's good at English, actually.
“Before death takes away what you are given, give away whatever there is to give.”
Mawlana Jalal ud Din Rumi
So... how is he dyslexic? (I assume you mean spelling etc... when you say he is good?)
It may be a a disease but even then the name is unfair - are you expected to see them spell it correctly?
On the other hand, are all cases of diagnosed dyslexia that, or are some just down to bad teaching?
fwiw, I know/knew someone with it. He is a very intelligent person too. But that fits in with my theory of everyone being a genius/clever in their own way - some academically, some through physical activities, others through social situations. or specialities thereof.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
They see letter/numbers in a diffrent way.
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Mawlana Jalal ud Din Rumi
but the question is whether that is down to methods of acquiring education or whether it is "an illness".
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
My sister's 'dyslexic', she still managed to get an A in A-level English before she was 'diagnosed'.
At uni she got a free laptop and extra time in every exam :roll: .
It hasn't really held her back.
I like teasing her about it, because I can be an annoying little brother.
Dyslexics of the World, Untie!
Don't just do something! Stand there.
evil!
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
Also from the BBC website:
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Don't just do something! Stand there.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
No it's not an illness, it's not an illness to be a kinesthetic or visual or any sort of learner, dyslexia is no different.
“Before death takes away what you are given, give away whatever there is to give.”
Mawlana Jalal ud Din Rumi