I think it's the first time I've ever seen the suggestion of a possible medication for a learning disability.  It also piqued my curiosity about the comorbidity of LD, especially in reading, and AD/HD.   The "noise" theory makes intuitive sense in light of my experiences with students, my conversations with instructors and my observations of my own AD/HD - LD child and his struggles with reading.
 
KC Andrew

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Subject: [LearningDisabilities 847] Re: New Dyslexia Theory Blames 'Noise'


Hi KC and Andrea,
 
I think this is so interesting and relevant as it came out just shortly after we had some discussion about research priorities.  This certainly takes a real "hot topic" in the field and narrows it down to the least common denominators.  The results of scholarly research affect practice.  There were some interesting suggestions in the article that related to how it could affect instruction.  Even though most research is done with children and has to be adapted for our adult population, it is still noteworthy.
 
What do others think?
 
Thanks,
 
Rochelle
 
 
Rochelle Kenyon
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Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee
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Rochelle--thanks for the calibre of this!  I rely on you to give us the 
best, fast, this is worth looking  into.

Thanks!

Andrea
 
 
 
Hi Rochelle - I thought it was a fascinating premise (I saw is in  Schwab Learning) and it confirmed some of my informal observations of  how dyslexic people approach reading.  However, I suspect that there may be room for both schools of thought (and probably more!) and what is causal for one dyslexic reader may not be true of all of them.

 KC Andrew
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Adult Basic Education - Professional Development Services
360/485-2338
kandrew at sbctc.ctc.edu <mailto:kandrew at sbctc.ctc.edu> 
 
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