A few people have mentioned this headline to me and asked whether it is a cure…
Well, it will probably significantly help with reading - it has to with that level of one to one tuition. Will it help with other symptoms? Very unlikely, but of course it is better than doing nothing.
The scheme is called “Springboard for children” which has been used in a few State schools across the country. It requires, amongst other things, one to one teaching for two hours a day for, typically, two years. It focuses of course on the process of reading - which is only one of the many symptoms that someone with reading issues normally has. This scheme is a hugely expensive resource which very few education authorities will be able to afford.
The educational world still needs to learn that there are three key elements to the process of learning. One of these is teaching. Another is “practice”. The third is “the ability to acquire, retain and recall a skill”. If that third ability (the one that Dore transforms) is not fully developed then it makes both “teaching” and “practice” much, more difficult.
When individuals have benefited from the Dore Programme “teaching” becomes much easier, the amount of “practice” dramatically decreases and “learning” becomes an altogether easier process.
The “Springboard for children” project is dealing with the symptom end of the problem whereas Dore deals with the “root cause” of the problems. By tackling the root cause the programme significantly helps with the development of so many of the other skills which are a problem for children with learning issues.
I hope this helps people understand the scheme and that it will only really significantly help reading and not all the symptoms associated with Dyslexia.
Well, it will probably significantly help with reading - it has to with that level of one to one tuition. Will it help with other symptoms? Very unlikely, but of course it is better than doing nothing.
The scheme is called “Springboard for children” which has been used in a few State schools across the country. It requires, amongst other things, one to one teaching for two hours a day for, typically, two years. It focuses of course on the process of reading - which is only one of the many symptoms that someone with reading issues normally has. This scheme is a hugely expensive resource which very few education authorities will be able to afford.
The educational world still needs to learn that there are three key elements to the process of learning. One of these is teaching. Another is “practice”. The third is “the ability to acquire, retain and recall a skill”. If that third ability (the one that Dore transforms) is not fully developed then it makes both “teaching” and “practice” much, more difficult.
When individuals have benefited from the Dore Programme “teaching” becomes much easier, the amount of “practice” dramatically decreases and “learning” becomes an altogether easier process.
The “Springboard for children” project is dealing with the symptom end of the problem whereas Dore deals with the “root cause” of the problems. By tackling the root cause the programme significantly helps with the development of so many of the other skills which are a problem for children with learning issues.
I hope this helps people understand the scheme and that it will only really significantly help reading and not all the symptoms associated with Dyslexia.
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I read about that scheme and thought "lots of 1:1, mmm nice thought" -our LEA isn't going to throw that amount of money in.
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