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Show notes
Dyslexia and dysgraphia – huge enough on their own and often live together in one brain making life doubly hard for people. There’s just so much misleading information out there about these Specific Learning Difficulties. It was just the other day Bill gave some advice to a very grateful tradesperson about not paying a nutritionist who had claimed that a change in his son’s diet could help his dyslexia! Until you understand the core difficulty of any SLD, you are vulnerable to all sorts of snake oil and quackery. What a minefield for parents.
Links from episode
Dr. Mark Seidenberg – Talks about phonemic awareness as a fiction. This is does NOT mean it’s not important – it is critical. Check out:
https://seidenbergreading.net/
Dr. David Kilpatrick – is mentioned when Bill talks about the creation of the Phoenician Alphabet. Check out:
https://www.equippedforreadingsuccess.com/
Dr. Linnea Ehri – Orthographic Mapping Theory – Stephen Parker explains orthographic mapping nicely but DO NOT stop here. Understanding this mental process and the skills that underpin it is critical to knowing how to teach reading.
https://www.parkerphonics.com/post/the-essential-linnea-ehri
Bill’s BIG Spelling Rules Mural (infographic) – quickly mentioned as Michael explains how the letter ‘y’ was almost used for the θ sound, and is where “Ye Olde Shoppe” came from. Check out:
https://www.hansberryec.com.au/product-page/spelling-rules-mural
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Comorbidity – Hmmm not that simple to find but here’s some reading:
Playberry Multisensory Language Program – Mentioned by Michael in the context of handwriting. Both Bill and Michael use Playberry in their private practices and are both TSD graduates where folks learn to use Playberry. Check out:
https://www.hansberryec.com.au/playberry
Lyn Stone – Bill mentions Lyn when talking with Michael about handwriting
Research comparing note-taking with handwriting vs typing and the effect on recall and comprehension (mentioned by Bill):
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/154193120905302218
Sir Jackie Stewart – Not a Cruel Fiction. Bill mentions Formula 1 World champion and how he says that unless you have Dyslexia you’ll NEVER really understand how it feels. Check Out:
