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

Fri May 31 22:33:19 BST 2019

Thanks for this analysis Dick.
Have you any ideas on why and how people like Reid Lyon and his theoretical allies you identify manage to get their messages disseminated and believed by parents, policy makers, journalists, etc  while our side is constantly playing catch-up?
 Brian Cambourne

On 1 Jun 2019, at 2:28 am, AX NUMBER. <richardallington at aol.com<mailto:richardallington at aol.com>> wrote:

I would also note that recent federal data show that once kids start special education their rate of annual learning (to read, do math) actually decreases from the rate exhibited before placement in special ed. What we are now seeing from thee dyslexia push is the recent moves by IDA to use politics and local folks (especially parents) to advance legislation that benefits folks who believe that structured phonics is the best, if not the only, way to teach some kids to read. Unfortunately for them they have not a shred of research supporting the use of structured phonics lessons providing any benefits beyond improved nonsense word reading.

Given that this push is benefitting from the assistance of Reid Lyon (now retired fromNICHD) and Rich Long (no longer an employee of ILA) as well as folks like Louisa Moats, Barbara Wilson and other authors of phonics materials I don't think we should be surprised that at least 40 states have recently passed legislation on dyslexia and that as ILA fades into obscurity that IDA is taking advantage and doing quite well from a political point of view. Note how they have even the RHoF members being defensive.

Dick Allington
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University of Tennessee

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To: P Pearson <ppearson at berkeley.edu<mailto:ppearson at berkeley.edu>>
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Subject: [Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Fwd: Claims about dyslexia in the DSM

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<mailto:ppearson at berkeley.edu>> wrote:

I got a directly email from Steven Dykstra.  I have not responded yet.

David P

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From: Steven Dykstra <stevedykstra at sbcglobal.net<mailto: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<mailto:ppearson at berkeley.edu>>

Professor Pearson,

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?

Steve Dykstra

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