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Dyslexia: the ethics of assessment.
Abstract
The current situation in Northern Ireland, with regard to the assessment and intervention of children with dyslexia, poses important ethical dilemmas for many primary school teachers. Assessment is based largely on a discrepancy model, which this paper argues can result in many children with dyslexia failing to have their difficulties recognised and remediated. The paper calls for greater clarity regarding the means of assessment and allocation of resources for this group of children.
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The United Nations considers an entitlement to literacy to be one of our basic human rights. Moreover, there is broad agreement amongst ...
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