The Dyslexia Podcast

Future of Dyslexia

This is the last episode in season 1 and I have decided we should end on a positive note! Joined by Mrs. Stevenson, we will be discussing what is happening across the world to help children with learning differences across the world. We will be looking at laws and statics of what countries are doing today. Guest: * Dina Stevenson has worked as a Learning Specialist for the past 21 years in the private school sector in Nashville TN.  With a degree in Special Education, followed by a Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia from MTSU, along with extensive training in Orton Gillingham methodologies, she has worked with elementary students through Upper School students with a variety of learning differences. Resources: * Hall, Tim, and Mick Healey. "Disabled Students' Experiences of Fieldwork." Area, vol. 37, no. 4, 2005, pp. 446-49. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20004484. Accessed 22 Aug. 2020. * Publishing, OECD, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Students with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and Disadvantages: Policies, Statistics and Indicators - 2007 Edition. Paris, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008.

Not Helped Students in New Zealand

Today, we will discuss a paper about young people in New Zealand who break the law and why they do so. This paper shows the importance of helping students with learning differences and what can happen if people with dyslexia are not helped. I have stated multiple times in this podcast that I know that it is not just not having undocumented learning differences that can cause a student to drop out and break the law. There are many influences that can cause a student to drop out and break the law, but I am trying to state that having an undocumented learning difference can be one of those factors.  Guest:  None Resources: * Sutherland, Alison. "The Relationship between School and Youth Offending." Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, no. 37, June 2011, p. 51+. Gale in Context: Global Issues, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A269689259/GIC?u=tel_k_harpeth&sid=GIC&xid=51751c85. Accessed 22 Aug. 2020.

Dyslexia in Europe: 1974 vs. 2021

In this episode, Mrs. Lainé and I will be discussing what is going on in European countries and dyslexia. Mrs. Lainé brings some very interesting articles on the laws and regulations that have been passed to support students with Learning differences in France. We compare what France is doing to an old paper published in 1974 on what other countries were doing at that time for learning differences, such as England and Denmark.  *Please understand that finding papers in English on what other countries are doing for students with learning differences is extremely difficult. But if you find any please send me the links my way and I would love to record another episode updating the information I have stated in this episode.  Guest: Cécile Lainé is a Middle School French teacher with 13 years of experience, teaching K-12 in a variety of school settings: public school, magnet school, and independent school. She grew up in France and has lived in England, Costa Rica, Poland, and the United States. Resources: * Newell, Connie. "Dyslexia in Europe - I." Bulletin of the Orton Society, vol. 24, 1974, pp. 174-80. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23769724. Accessed 22 Aug. 2020. * https://www.education.gouv.fr/bo/15/Hebdo5/MENE1501296C.htm [https://www.education.gouv.fr/bo/15/Hebdo5/MENE1501296C.htm] * https://www.ffdys.com/troubles-dys/dyslexie-et-dysorthographie [https://www.ffdys.com/troubles-dys/dyslexie-et-dysorthographie]

China vs. Japan

Today, we are looking at the information (or the lack of it) about Dyslexia in China and Japan. We go over certain laws in these countries and also the differences in education styles. All the information we cover today is cited down below. PSA, unlike the United States it is very difficult to find information/papers about dyslexia in other countries, especially in English. If you find any papers that you find interesting please send them my way! Guests: Fran Linley has worked as a Learning Specialist for eight years and taught in Special Education for ten years.  She earned her Bachelors in Child Advocacy from Davidson College and her Masters in English Education from Kings College London.  She has taught multiple populations of students across ages, cultures, and subjects of all varying needs.  She is now in her fifth year as the Middle School Learning Specialist at Harpeth Hall School. Resources: * Ho, Connie Suk-Han, et al. "Reading-Related Cognitive Deficits in Developmental Dyslexia, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Developmental Coordination Disorder among Chinese Children." Reading Research Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 3, 2005, pp. 318-37. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4151647. Accessed 22 Aug. 2020. * HO, Fuk Chuen. "Including Students with Learning Disabilities." Learning Diversity in the Chinese Classroom, edited by Shane N. Phillipson, Hong Kong UP, 2007, pp. 359-96. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1xwb4p. Accessed 22 Aug. 2020. * Stevenson, Harold W., et al. "Reading Disabilities: The Case of Chinese, Japanese, and English." Child Development, vol. 53, no. 5, 1982, pp. 1164-81. JSTOR, doi:10.2307/1129005. Accessed 22 Aug. 2020.

Dyslexia in Other Countries

My grandmother always told me that she wished I wasn’t born in America because English is such a hard language. Thus I always thought dyslexia did not exist in other countries. So this episode we will be discussing if dyslexia affects people who speak different languages and why? Guest: Fran Linley has worked as a Learning Specialist for eight years and taught in Special Education for ten years.  She earned her Bachelors in Child Advocacy from Davidson College and her Masters in English Education from Kings College London.  She has taught multiple populations of students across ages, cultures, and subjects of all varying needs.  She is now in her fifth year as the Middle School Learning Specialist at Harpeth Hall School. Resources:  * Goswami, Usha. "Typical Reading Development and Developmental Dyslexia across Languages." Human Behavior, Learning, and the Developing Brain: Atypical Development, edited by Donna Coch et al., Guilford Press, 2010, pp. 145-67. * Shaywitz, Sally E., and Jonathan Shaywitz. Overcoming Dyslexia: A Major Update and Revision of the Essential Program for Reading Problems at Any Level, Incorporating the Latest Breakthroughs in Science, Educational Methods, Technology, and Legal Accommodations. 2nd ed., New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.