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Article Review: A New Perspective DyslexiaCynthia LaWanda Mounts /
LaWanda Mounts
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This article would make a good piece to share with parents or staff giving an up-to-date analysis of dyslexia and how the students can be identified then remediated in order to enable them to be successful life-long learners. It captured some myths of dyslexia and brought out facts that are truly needed in dealing with the components of dyslexia. One of the things that were brought out in this article are several of the successful treatment methods such as Orton-Gillingham methods where students are presented with multi-sensory approach that has been found to be very successful with remediation of students through spelling and reading skills especially students with dyslexia. The information provided was presented in a simple format that I felt would be beneficial to parents or staff members who might need more information on dyslexia, helps or resources.
The author explained how many myths are still around. Dyslexia individuals can read but tend to look at simple words as flat objects therefore they perceive them differently and do not tend to look at individual letters or sounds within the words. Individuals with dyslexia do not have limited intelligence, “People with dyslexia typically have great imagination skills, and tend to be creative, “out-of-the-box” thinkers.” Sometimes it is hard for educators or parents to get past these ideas that we have so long held to in order to find the correct help for these individuals. Dyslexia can be aided at any age not just during those formative years of younger than 6 years of age. Merkle talks about having to reteach the brains through training exercises, “It is never too late to retrain the brain to make reading and spelling easier. Although it is wonderful when we can catch dyslexia early, I know of successful students ranging in age from 6 to 56.”
This was a very informative article that I plan to add to my portfolio since it is very simplistic in the way it is presented I would like to hang onto it for helping educators and parents in my approach to educating them about dyslexia. In becoming an dyslexia therapist it will be important for me to become familiar with therapy strategies as well as presenting these to parents and educators. My current view is that I want to be able to present my views to others simply but in professional manner which I feel this article was able to do.
Bibliography
Merkle, K. (2014). A New Prespective Dyslexia. The Exceptional Parent (Online), 38-41.