The Bumpy Road of Reading: Dyslexia's Lexical Labyrinth

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Join Simon and some coffee friends as we explore dyslexia in a little more detail. A brief exploration of it's history, the impacts on education, society and even the media and how the road of dyslexia may have prefigured the wider neurodiversity movement.

Simon use a lot of resources in preparing for this episode, alongside talking to people and their own experiences. Some of the sources that are cited or used are:

1. Davis, R. (2009). The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn. Souvenir Press. Available at Amazon UK.
2. Moores, E (1999) Dyslexia: Challenging Theories. PhD thesis on dyslexia. Available at White Rose Etheses Online.
3. Warnock Report (1978). Available at UK Government Web Archive.
4. Kirby, P. & Snowling, M.(2021). Dyslexia: A History. McGill-Queen's University Press. Available at Amazon UK.
5. Campbell, T. (2013). Dyslexia: The Government of Reading. Palgrave Macmillan. Available at Amazon UK.
6. Pritchard, D. G. Education and the Handicapped 1760-1960. Available at AbeBooks.
7. Potts, P. (1995). What’s the Use of History? Understanding Educational Provision for Disabled Students and Those Who Experience Difficulties in Learning. British Journal of Educational Studies, 43(4), 398–411.
8. Kirby P. Dyslexia debated, then and now: a historical perspective on the dyslexia debate. Oxf Rev Educ. 2020 Aug 13;46(4):472-486. doi: 10.1080/03054985.2020.1747418. PMID: 32939102; PMCID: PMC7455059. Available at PMC.
9. Article from The Guardian, dated April 24, 1999. Available at The Guardian.
10. Singer, J. (2019). Neurodiversity: The Birth of an Idea. Available at Amazon UK.

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• Suzy Eddie Izzard, Stripped (2009) Information IMDB
• Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief (2020) Information IMDB
• Scrubs (2001-2010) Information IMDB

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