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Comments on ‘the dyslexia ecosystem’: a reply to Nicolson
Author(s) -
Richards Ian L.,
Witton Caroline,
Moores Elisabeth,
Reddy Peter A.,
Rippon Gina,
Talcott Joel B.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
dyslexia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.694
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1099-0909
pISSN - 1076-9242
DOI - 10.1002/dys.229
Subject(s) - dyslexia , psychology , theme (computing) , literacy , point (geometry) , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , reading (process) , linguistics , pedagogy , computer science , mathematics , philosophy , geometry , operating system
The central issue facing the dyslexia community, and the underlying theme of Nicolson's ‘The Dyslexia Ecosystem’ (Nicolson, 2002, Dyslexia , 8 , 55–66), is how we can best translate what we know about this particular developmental disorder into practice to give each child the greatest opportunity of acquiring the enabling skill of literacy. To achieve this, and notwithstanding Nicolson's caveat on this point, we have to consider how we can best move from our sphere of expertise to a greater sphere of influence, both as individuals and as a community of research practitioners. In our response, we first consider aspects of Nicolson's general analysis of ‘The Dyslexia Ecosystem’ and then examine some of the specific objectives that have been proposed. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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