Comments on: Children’s Severe Literacy Problem: ‘Revolutionary Scheme’ Offers Hope http://themoderatevoice.com/16082/childrens-severe-literacy-problem-revolutionary-scheme-offers-hope/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 02:47:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: domajot http://themoderatevoice.com/16082/childrens-severe-literacy-problem-revolutionary-scheme-offers-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-104773 domajot Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:48:57 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/education/16082/childrens-severe-literacy-problem-revolutionary-scheme-offers-hope/#comment-104773 I fon't know what to make of the fact that conditions like dyslexia, autism and ADD are rising.. Part of it is increased awareness and the subsequent increase in diagnoses. It used to be that these children just fell by the wayside and were dismissed as failures, of course. Part of it also that parents with porblem children want such a diagnosis, because it qualifies them for special education and treatment programs. I don't think that account for all of the rising statistics, though. Coupled with other trends, like the rise in women's productive complications, I keep thinking that something about the way modern man lives is contributing. Chemicals in the food chain? Pollution of all sorts? Something that is present and different now from the past seems indicated. It's a big problem, and anything that works, like the program described here, is welcome news. I fon’t know what to make of the fact that conditions like dyslexia, autism and ADD are rising..
Part of it is increased awareness and the subsequent increase in diagnoses. It used to be that these children just fell by the wayside and were dismissed as failures, of course. Part of it also that parents with porblem children want such a diagnosis, because it qualifies them for special education and treatment programs.
I don’t think that account for all of the rising statistics, though. Coupled with other trends, like the rise in women’s productive complications, I keep thinking that something about the way modern man lives is contributing.
Chemicals in the food chain? Pollution of all sorts? Something that is present and different now from the past seems indicated.

It’s a big problem, and anything that works, like the program described here, is welcome news.

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