Dyslexia isn’t just a learning difficulty – it can be a cognitive strength.
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South Africa’s inclusive education policy currently under review must address the hindrances preventing children with disabilities from effectively access education in mainstream schools.
Developmental language disorder affects more than seven per cent of children, yet is not well known. If your child struggles in school, social interactions or reading, the underlying issue may be DLD.
Finger counting and struggling to tell the time or use a calendar are all typical signs of dyscalculia – sometimes called ‘maths dyslexia’.
Teachers’ understanding of dyslexia is mostly limited to behaviour, new survey finds.
Difficulty with English language can mask other difficulties culturally and linguistically diverse students may have, such as Austism or dyslexia.
Dyslexia affects up to 10% of the population, but until recently it was thought to be a pseudo-medical diagnosis used by parents to explain their children’s poor performance in reading.
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Associate Professor, Migration and Education, Australian National University
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Reader in Mathematical Cognition, Loughborough University
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, Adelaide University
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Research Associate in the Faculty of History, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology in Education, University of Bristol
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Professor of Speech & Language Sciences, Newcastle University
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Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, McGill University, McGill University
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PhD candidate in Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer in Cultural Competency, King's College London