tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32246421.post8199299182042028768..comments2023-10-10T01:03:46.375+12:00Comments on Food &Health Skeptic: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32246421.post-39777795770387330102007-04-29T10:16:00.000+11:302007-04-29T10:16:00.000+11:30"There are no miracle cures for dyslexia or ADHD. ..."There are no miracle cures for dyslexia or ADHD. In fact, says Coltheart, all the scientific research shows that effective teaching, tailored to a child's particular reading difficulty, is the best treatment. "Virtually any child who's not, frankly, brain-damaged can learn to read. It doesn't require high intelligence," he says, citing the case of a Down syndrome child with an IQ of 70 who was taught to read.''<BR/><BR/>I don't believe in miracles either. Luckily the Dore programme isn't a miracle. Yes, it sounds ridiculous - we're unfamiliar with the idea that physical exercises can help with reading and mental processing and so some people assume it's impossible. But I was one of the desperate parents. My 11 yr old son had been diagnosed severely dyslexic. He had terrible concentration, poor co-ordination and his self esteem was scraping the floor. None of the many and various attempt to help him read had worked. I had given up asking him to try to read to me because it only reinforced his idea of 'how crap I am at everything". <BR/>We took a gamble. !) months ago we enroled on the Dore. He did the 'ridiculous' exercises - twice a day, every day, including Christmas and Birthdays and the days when we were both tired and fed up of it.<BR/>Nothing obvious happened for 7 months. Then, he started trying to read. He was hesitant but for the first time his eyes weren't jumping about, he didn't miss out words or jump from line to line. He actually reminded me when it was time for reading practice (after years of doing everything in his power to avoid it). I even fell asleep listening to him because he went on for so long!!<BR/>The real proof that great changes really are happening was the phone call I had from his teacher last month. Note; he is now 12 yrs 6months old.<BR/><BR/> She was so excited to tell me that since the last tests 8 months ago his reading age has jumped from 8 years 6 months to 12 years 6 months putting him at the level he should be at, for the first time EVER. Spelling has been slower to improve but has still jumped sixteen months in the last eight.<BR/><BR/>We still have a long way to go and expect to continue the exercises for at least another 6-8 months. Good lord, both of us are sick of them ....but there's no way we're quitting now.<BR/><BR/>To return to the quote above form Coltheart - my child is not brain damaged, his IQ is well above average but no amount of teaching could compensate for the fact that his eye tracking was completely out of synch. I am grateful to all who tried to teach him but I could see it was like banging his head against a brick wall. <BR/>Dore recognised the problem, provided the exercises, we worked hard to do them. They did charge a lot of money – but knowing now how it has helped I would have paid anything. Plenty of people pay far more for dental-work or plastic surgery. <BR/><BR/>There are such a lot of people, journalists and scientist with vested interests who are prepared to criticise the programme but none of them have tried it! I have and many like me (we all compare notes on forums) and we are SO glad we did. I don’t care about lack of scientific evidence. I have living proof.Sophyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779058103995116168noreply@blogger.com