Dyslexia (was Re: attention deficit)

[rick_strickert@pc.radian.com]

Attention deficit disorder is different from dyslexia.  Be that as it
may, Joel wrote:

> I had a student last year with a dyslexic problem. The student was
> given a reader and a location (at our testing center) to take the
> tests.  My input was removed (to my relief) as to what else to do for
> the student.

That's a better solution than the one in my daughter's Honors English
class in middle school a couple of years ago.  The teacher dropped all
spelling lessons and requirements because they were a problem for the
dyslexics in the Honors class.

Rick

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