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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reading  specialist  here:
Dyslexia has nothing to do with anything just visual or written.  It has to to with the pairing of sounds with written letters or phonemes. You can tell if a child has auditory issues very early on. However, the reversal  of letters  is common in young kids...and perfectly normal. That's not dyslexia.  [/quote]

Thank you for saying this.  It is absolutely true -- the fundamental basis of dyslexia is a difficulty segmenting and blending sound and associated sound chunks with letter combinations.

Do you teach in public school?  Where did you get your qualifications as a "reading specialist"?

At our public school the "reading specialists" are just general ed teacher who are rotated into a "reading specialist position".  They have no special training in reading, know no special reading programs like OG, Wilson or Phonographix and as a result are completely unqualified to recognize reading disabilities or remediate them.

You, however, seem to know what you are talking about.  Please help us understand what pathway created you and where we can find more teachers like you. [/quote]

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