We should be able to compare apples with apples. It amazes me that everything in our lives today has to satisfy a standard or benchmark. So why is it the education of our children – especially to do with reading, comprehension and behaviour has very little benchmarking? Every product or service that is designed to help with such issues should have a National standard that is satisfied before organisations market it.
All the arguments and debates that occur in the Dyslexia industry would be stopped if they were proper National standards. Perhaps some organisations are scared about what would happen if their products were independently evaluated.
We’ve always pursued the policy of going public with all of our research so that teachers and parents can decide whether or not it’s likely to help in the way that they want. The trouble is – very few others (if any) seem to be as open. We don't insist on having the same tests applied to every product or service so that everyone can compare apples with apples.
All the arguments and debates that occur in the Dyslexia industry would be stopped if they were proper National standards. Perhaps some organisations are scared about what would happen if their products were independently evaluated.
We’ve always pursued the policy of going public with all of our research so that teachers and parents can decide whether or not it’s likely to help in the way that they want. The trouble is – very few others (if any) seem to be as open. We don't insist on having the same tests applied to every product or service so that everyone can compare apples with apples.
