Dyslexia and Literacy
Theory and Practice
Chapter One
DYSLEXIA AND LITERACY:
KEY ISSUES FOR RESEARCH
Angela J. Fawcett
INTRODUCTION
At the start of the new millennium, considerable progress has been made in identifying
the causes of dyslexia and providing intervention to break into the cycle of
failure. My brief in writing this chapter is to consider how best we might consolidate
this progress by working together to influence policy and practice for dyslexia
over the next decade. This is not an easy task, nor one to be undertaken lightly.
However, I have been able to draw on two sources here in support of my position,
to ensure that the approach I advocate is fruitful. Firstly, the call from Rod Nicolson
at the Fifth BDA Conference to consider targets for dyslexia research for the next
decade in terms of unity of purpose. Nicolson (2001) noted that "the stage is set
for undertaking ambitious, multi-disciplinary, multi-perspective projects aimed at
redefining the field of dyslexia and learning difficulties as the field of learning
abilities". Secondly, and perhaps more signi ... read full excerpt from Dyslexia and Literacy: Theory and Practice ebook
