di: di Digest, Vol 65, Issue 5

Mon Oct 30 16:49:02 PDT 2017

wow.  Thanks for the heads up Kerry.  

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>   1.  Miracle cure for dyslexia? (Kerry Hempenstall)
>   2.  Language for Learning for Japanese 3-10 Year Olds
>      (Christopher Duss)
>   3.  Help (Belaire, Deborah)
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> Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 08:54:31 +1100
> From: Kerry Hempenstall <kerry.hempenstall at rmit.edu.au>
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> Subject: di: Miracle cure for dyslexia?
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> A recent paper claims to have found that the true cause of dyslexia is
> actually visual not deficits in phonology, vocabulary, syntax, and other
> components of spoken language. Yes, really. I know ? we?ve heard this claim
> in the past. I looked at some of the research on this topic at
> https://www.nifdi.org/resources/news/hempenstall-blog/414-keeping-an-eye-on-reading-is-difficulty-with-reading-a-visual-problem
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> This new study (*Left?right asymmetry of the Maxwell spot centroids in
> adults without and with dyslexia*) has received a deal of breathless media
> reporting. However, a scathing review in a post entitled *Blue Cell
> Dyslexia* by literacy research expert Mark Seidenberg (see at
> http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=35144&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
> casts serious doubt about the worth of the study. It documents numerous
> flaws that he argues should have led to the paper?s exclusion from
> publication in a serious journal. For example, the confusing of correlation
> with causation. See the two papers for yourself. The paper in question is:
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> Le Floch, A., & Ropars, G. (2017). Left?right asymmetry of the Maxwell spot
> centroids in adults without and with dyslexia. *Proc. R. Soc. B.,
> 284*(20171380).
> 1-10. Retrieved from
> http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/284/1865/20171380
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> Regards,
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> Kerry
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> Dr Kerry Hempenstall
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> From: Christopher Duss <duss.christopher at gmail.com>
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> Subject: di: Language for Learning for Japanese 3-10 Year Olds
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> Dear DI Mailing List,
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> This is my first e-mail to the list, so to introduce myself, my name is Chris, and I teach ESL and music at Dream Kids Network in Tokyo.
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> I am planning to use Language for Learning to teach spoken English to my students. I have also experimented with DISE but it appears that Language for Learning is more appropriate for my students? ages. Can people familiar with the program comment on:
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> 1) Any experience using it with Asian learners in general and Japanese learners specifically? I found this video of a teacher using it with, I think, Chinese kids (https://youtu.be/qQ6S29y4Yh8), but nothing with Japanese kids yet.
> 
> 2) Using previous editions? The 1998 edition appears to be available (new) for about half of the most recent 2008 edition?s new price. My budget is closer to that, but if there are significant improvements between the editions I will push my school to help more. 
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> 3) Since there were 10 years between the 1998 and 2008 releases, I am wondering if there are plans for a new edition soon?
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> Thanks,
> Chris
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> From: "Belaire, Deborah" <deborah.belaire at rsu4.org>
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> We need help.  Below is a description of a second grade student.  He is in
> a public school.  Any ideas would be so appreciated.  We need to know what
> direction to go in and how we support him while we figure this out.  Thank
> you
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