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Dyslexia REVIEW www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk | Autumn/Winter 2011 The Journal of The Dyslexia Guild Volume 22 Number 3 In this issue: Reading Specific Language Aptitude Achievement Comprehension Impairment JOIN THE DYSLEXIA GUILD! The Professional Body of Dyslexia Action Who is it for? For anyone with a general or professional interest in dyslexia. Members include teachers, SENCos, teaching assistants, FE and HE tutors, parents, assessors, and other advisory specialists. The Aim We aim to promote discussion, information and research as well as keeping members informed of developments in the field through publication and distribution. 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Download the Media Pack at: As autumn closes in around us and moves towards http://dyslexiareview.org.uk winter, it is often a time for reflection on the good things we have been part of during the year, (and those we need to Published by: Wimprove upon of course!) and an opportunity to look forward to new GUILD! Dyslexia Action initiatives in the coming year. Our next conference promises to be an Park House equally enjoyable event and will be held in Nottingham in June 2012; Wick Road diary dates can be found under Membership news. Our new look Egham, Surrey TW20 0HH magazine has received much positive feedback in terms of format The Professional Body and the direction in which we are travelling. We still have much to do Tel: 01784 222300 Website: www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk and welcome contributions that will help us to excel in the next series. Guild members who are inspired to write up their research or work of Dyslexia Action Designed and Printed by: experiences are most welcome to contribute to the magazine. Darwin Press Ltd Unit B, Pier Road In this issue, we hear from those at the cutting edge of research; an Feltham important strand of learning that helps to inform our everyday work Middlesex with those with dyslexia and specific learning difficulties. Dr Kate TW14 0TW Who is it for? Printed on Recycled Paper Cain’s article on Reading Comprehension and Dr Chloë Marshall’s article on Speech and Language Impairment highlight the excellent For anyone with a general or professional interest in dyslexia. Dyslexia Action Guild Membership and research currently being undertaken by our frontline university Members include teachers, SENCos, teaching assistants, FE Subscriptions researchers. There is both practical application and underpinning and HE tutors, parents, assessors, and other advisory specialists. Tel: 01784 222342 academic research to draw on in the field of dyslexia and specific Email: [email protected] learning difficulties and it is good to see this encapsulated in the The Aim journal. Dr Steve Chinn bangs the drum for a clearer understanding of Dyslexia Action Training Courses Dyscalculia. Lesley Burnett talking about Self Esteem has also proved We aim to promote discussion, information and research as well Tel: 01784 222304 to be a popular topic in the specialist education field and she provides Website: http://training.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/ as keeping members informed of developments in the field a thought-provoking piece for readers here. The assessment feature through publication and distribution. Cover Photo in this issue is provided by Dr Barry Johnson from Dyslexia Action Lesley Burnett presents to Dyslexia Action Assessment Services. Barry is a member of the SpLD Assessment Group membership Postgraduate students (see feature on Self Standards Committee, the standard setting body for the sector, which Benefits is also available to Esteem page 12) is also helping to shape the direction of assessment good practice. • Library membership of the National Training Resource Centre schools, library ISSN We are particularly pleased to welcome a guest feature in this issue on 0308-6275 • services, publishers The Village project in the USA, which provides an interesting insight Dyslexia Review three times a year and useful contrasting experience to the Dyslexia Action Partnership ©2011 Dyslexia Action and other groups. for Literacy Secondary Project also featured. The autumn harvest is • Conferences and events at reduced rates All rights reserved. Dyslexia Review is published by Dyslexia Action. 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Images Email [email protected] or call 01784 222342 have been reprinted with the permission of the publisher or copyright holder. 02 Dyslexia Review July 2011 Dyslexia Review Autumn / Winter 2011 03 Contents 05 Membership News 17 06 Dyslexia Action Centre Directory 07 Reading Comprehension Development and Difficulties Dyscalculia and Mathematics 10 Specific Language Impairment and Dyslexia 20 12 Dyslexia, self-esteem and motivation 14 Aptitude-Achievement Consistency Shape Coding Analysis: an Alternative to the Ability- Attainment Discrepancy Model 22 17 Dyscalculia and Mathematics Learning Difficulties 20 Using “Shape Coding” to teach grammar to children with language impairments Partnership For Literacy Secondary 22 Partnership for Literacy Secondary 2009-10 26 26 “It takes a village”- a unique reading methods approach in the USA 30 Book Reviews It takes a village 04 Dyslexia Review Autumn / Winter 2011 Membership News Looking forward to 2012 Jan Seabourne reports on forthcoming Dyslexia Guild events. Summer Conference 2012 A CPD training day will also be offered to members on Following on from the very successful Summer Wednesday 27th June, at the same venue the day before Conference this year, we have been hard at work to find the conference and further details of this event will be made a venue with a larger capacity that still offers value for available shortly. We will make all the details about bookings, money to keep prices as low as possible for delegates. catering, accommodation and sessions available as soon as Our next conference will be on Thursday 28th June we can but remember to save those dates in your diary! at the University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus. The conference will contain the usual mixture of key note Membership Rates 2011/12 speakers, seminar sessions plus the opportunity to It is important that the Dyslexia Guild remains a valuable network over lunch or visit our exhibition area. service and we have introduced a new pricing structure from the beginning of September that now includes a discounted A pre-Conference Dinner is also being made available rate of £35 for retired members and students. Just contact us to members travelling the day before and staying over on if you believe you are eligible for this new rate. Students on the Wednesday evening. This will provide an additional Dyslexia Action Postgraduate courses will continue to get free opportunity for you to meet and network with colleagues. membership for the duration of their course. Easily accessed via the M1 or Midland Mainline, Jubilee Campus includes a host of additional facilities as well as Contact us: The Dyslexia Guild, Dyslexia Action Training free parking and on-site accommodation. If you would and Education Dept., Park House, Wick Rd, Egham, like a preview of the facilities, please see: Surrey TW20 0HH. Email: [email protected] www.nottinghamconferences.co.uk/jubilee-campus/ Tel: 01784 222342 Fax: 01784 772512 Exchange Building, Jubilee campus, Nottingham University Dyslexia Review Autumn / Winter 2011 05 Dyslexia Action Centre Directory Cardiff Centre Staff: From the left: Fiona Sengpiel, Elizabeth Lloyd-Williams Chris Lacey, Ann Conway, Ros Williams, Sally Fowler,