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Opinion: The Devastating Impact of NYC’s Failure to Deal With Dyslexia

6 Comments

  • Dr Carole Reiss
    Posted January 3, 2020 at 9:13 am

    The dyslexia population not only experiences issues in learning but with behavior and social isolation.
    A dyslexic like Cher who had musical training and talent was a gift that was recognized and promoted.
    Sadly in our society if schools cannot teach using methodologies that help dyslexics then they need to help them train themselves and use natural talents that will also develop self esteem and through their own building of confidence they can then develop skills to retrain their brain as so many dyslexics have done.
    The problem for all children is the schools they attend where the whole child is not being recognized and therefore students lack confidence and feel left out.
    Being an educator for 40 years has taught me that helping children to develop a positive self image is the first step to overcoming any learning disability.
    This is where teaching and learning must begin.

  • Luqman Michel
    Posted January 29, 2020 at 2:34 am

    Why are the more coloured people in jail than white?
    I believe it is because the whites have money and can send their kids for remediation classes.
    I know why a majority of kids are wrongly classified as dyslexic when in fat they are instructional casualties.
    I am open to discussion regarding this matter.

  • PATRICIA FLORES
    Posted August 25, 2020 at 8:41 pm

    Dyslexia is a medical learning disability that many people ignore especially for people that can’t afford it because it’s expensive to get evaluated and insurance don’t cover it.

    Most teacher don’t have the proper training for this disability so they keep silences.

    Only the people that can afford this evaluation get the better education and the help they need, which it mostly includes the upper class and whites.

    But this could all change if you start working with youth, you could benefit everyone in the future.

    It’s cheaper to train them early then it is to house and feed them in prison when they’re older.

  • Josslyn Chase
    Posted August 26, 2020 at 9:56 pm

    Dyslexia is a learning disability that is way bigger of an issue than we all think. Due to the inability of funding for learning disabilities in some inner cities, it has caused many lower-class families to reject having to pay any fees to see if their children have dyslexia or pay extra for tutors. The solution I see through this is school choice in the inner cities so that lower class people can go to higher funded schools and give their child the correct education, or to put more funding into inner city schools as they are statistically more lower class.

  • Mayte Jaimes
    Posted August 27, 2020 at 1:52 am

    It is hard to understand, why money is always an issue.
    Providing a proper education to ALL children is what the DOE should be providing for.
    Its clearly become a racial issue with the system, when more colored people are in jail or in disadvantage with the school system than wealthier families.
    Low income families can not afford private insurance, and any public insurance wont cover appointments with a Ophthalmologist, Audiologist, Neurologist and a Neuropsychologist.
    That is still not considering tuition in a private school.
    How can any low income family pay for all this? Or any adult in jail?

  • Darian McAdow
    Posted August 27, 2020 at 9:32 am

    Dyslexia is a huge issue and unfortunately, it is not looked at nearly enough. Some people won’t even realize that they have it, they just ignore it and try to move past it, not realizing that you can get help for it. Some children cannot get help because they simply cannot afford to do so. Our education system really needs to look into dyslexia more. Perhaps having a school-wide test to see who might have it may help, then begin to move forward with treatment provided by the school.

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