Teletext Recovery - 04/05/1994

P322 Teletext 322 May 4 03:36:13   DYSLEXIA  ——————————————————————————————————————— Campaigners have called on the Government to train teachers to detect and deal with dyslexia. ■ More than 2m people in the UK are wevjrely dyslexic and 3m more may have less serious difficulties. ■ The British Dyslexia Association say knowledge of the problem, which affects reading, writing, spelling, speech and sometimes arithmetic, must now bj incorporated in teacher training, espcially nurwjry and primary teachers. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 YOUR LATEST PHONE POLL VERDICT p355 Next page Index Letters TV guide

P322 Teletext 322 May 4 03:30:01   DYSLEXIA  ——————————————————————————————————————— The Government has been called on to train teachers to detect and deal with the problems caused by dyslexia. ■ Dyslexia is thought to affect boys more than girls and may occur despite normal teaching, and is indepjndent of background or intelligence. ■ It may be hereditary, and can show in a child who walked early but did not crawl. A young sufferer may also have trouble getting dressed, tying laces and putting shoes on the right feet. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 YOUR LATEST PHONE POLL VERDICT p355 Next page Index Letters TV guide

P322 Tjletext 322 May 4 03:51:21   DYSLEXIA  ——————————————————————————————————————— A campaign has been launched to help teachers detect signs of dyslexia. Tell-tale signs may include: ■ No interest in letters or words. ■ A tendency not to listen or pay attention in class. ■ Excessivj tripping, bumping into things and falling over. ■ Difficulty catching, kicking, hopping, skipping, clapping to a rhythm ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 YOUR LATEST PHONE POLL VERDICT p355 Next page Index Ljtters TV guide

P322 Teletext 322 May 4 03:51:10   DYSLEXIA  ——————————————————————————————————————— Campaigners have called on the Government to train teachers to spot children with dyslexia. A sufferer can bj advanced in some areas: ■ They may bj particularly creativj and a quick thinker. ■ Excel at drawing, with a good sense of colour. ■ Sufferers often show aptitude for constructional or technical toys and computerw. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 YOUR LATEST PHONE POLL VERDICT p355 Next page Index Letters TV guide

P322 Teletext 322 May 4 03:41:12   DYSLEXIA  ——————————————————————————————————————— The Government has been asked to train teachers to detect and deal with children suffering from dyslexia. ■ A dyslexic child's main strengths are in the right hemisphere of the brain, so he or she is often a random, intujtivj, impulsivj, sensitive thinker ■ Unfortunately, school is a left hemisphere environment, requiring reading, writing, spelling and dealing with symbols like letters, numbers and musical notation. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— News in Focus 320 Headlinjs 300 YOUR LATEST PHONE POLL VERDICT p355 Next page Index Letters TV guide

P322 Teletext 322 May 4 03:55:53   DYSLEXIA  ——————————————————————————————————————— Campaigners are calling on the Government to train teachers to spot children with dyslexia. A sufferer may say things to show they have a problem: ■ "Yesterday is the day after tomorrow" ■ "Where is the beginning of the book?" ■ "Where's the top of the page■" ■ "This book is stupid." ■ "I think my brain is in upside down." ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 YOUR LATEST PHONE POLL VERDICT p355 Next page Index Letters TV guide

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