Dyslexia   What is Dyslexia?     The conventional wisdom is that dyslexics are bright kids who can't tie their shoes and mix up their b's and d's. Like most bits of conventional wisdom, it is dead wrong. According to the British Psychological Society, Dyslexia is evident when fluent and accurate word identification (reading) does not develop or does so very incompletely or with great difficulty. Now this doesn't say very much. You may notice that there is nothing here to tell us why some children don't read. Nor is there any criteria for determining a cut-off point for dyslexia—in a school where 80% of the children are non-readers, where do you draw the line? Are all those children really dyslexic? ...more   The Dirty Dozen—12 Myths about dyslexia: Myth 1: There is no 'cure' for dyslexia. The facts: Dyslexia is not a disease. Given the right kind of teaching, dyslexics can learn to read (and even to spell) just as well as anyone else. ...more How can I tell if my child is dyslexic? When parents ring The Promethean Trust, 9 times out of 10 they will start off with this question, or something very much like it. In spite of the fact that our Yellow Pages advert is listed under 'Dyslexia', we have to tell them that they are asking the wrong question. All they should really be asking is "how can I help my child learn to read?"    If your child is having trouble learning to read or spell, most likely you will be desperate to get a diagnosis of dyslexia...more