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Why do some children struggle with reading?

Sep 20, 2018 | Category: literacy
[caption id="attachment_66637" align="alignleft" width="300"] Janet and bloody John![/caption]When I was about 7, my primary school teacher told my parents that I would probably never learn to read. A...

The dyslexia debate - is the label 'meaningless'?

Feb 27, 2014 | Category: literacy
Back in May last year I wrote a post which asked whether dyslexia actually exists. Some people really liked it and others (particularly those with children who have been diagnosed with dyslexia) got p...

Magic glasses and the Meares-Irlen syndrome

May 27, 2013 | Category: literacy
In case you missed it, I published a post on the dubious existence of dyslexia this weekend. A few people have been in touch via Twitter to tell me about the remarkable effect of Irlen lenses and that...