[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Fwd: Claims about dyslexia in the DSM

[Judith Green]

Ok

I think by focusing on the naming of dyslexia what’s happening is that they’re missing some of the other points that we tried to make which is to generalize from that group to all students.

 I think that is what has to be brought out because that’s what happened with that report to Congress back in the 80s or 90s early 90s and lead to generalizing from special ed literature to what all students need. That was in the report and the PBS special to wasn’t it. 

So maybe we need to reformulate the argument a bit. There is no literature to support that all children need the same and if they generalize to phonics again that can pose a major problem to return is packed in the early days of no Child left behind.

Just sharing some thoughts as a past reading teacher asked him teacher as well as a reading educator.

Judith

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> On May 30, 2019, at 9:45 AM, P Pearson <ppearson at berkeley.edu> wrote:
> 
> I got a directly email from Steven Dykstra.  I have not responded yet.
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> David P
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> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Steven Dykstra <stevedykstra at sbcglobal.net>
> Date: Wed, May 29, 2019 at 12:14 PM
> Subject: Claims about dyslexia in the DSM
> To: P. David Pearson <ppearson at berkeley.edu>
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> 
> Professor Pearson,
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> You recently signed onto a letter that made false claims about the status of dyslexia in the DSM.  I assume you were unaware they were false when you signed the letter.  Now that you know, are you considering a full or partial retraction of your support?
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> Steve Dykstra
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