Questions by Suri Charles and my responses

My response:

1.     I’ve defined what I imply by shut
down children. If you happen to had bothered to learn or requested me what I imply by shut down
children, you and I might not have needed to waste a lot time. Many clever children
shut down or disengage from studying to learn when confused. Many of those children
are licensed as dyslexic by consultants.

As reported by the previous President of The Worldwide Dyslexia
Affiliation from 2003-2005.

“……even when we choose a center quantity, allow us to say 10%; that also
leaves a whole lot of kids who will not be dyslexic, whose brains will not be wired any
totally different approach, who’ve studying issue.

We aren’t supporting the training of our lecturers for them to do what we
are speaking about.

We nonetheless don’t have the capability or the need to alter what it’s that we
are doing with studying early on and so consequently until we make these
vital modifications we’re not solely going to lose the dyslexics however I’m additionally
involved about these different kids; these different struggling readers.”

As such, I’ve categorized each classes of children as shut-down children.
They disengage from studying to learn.

The kids who got here to me between 2004 and 2019 couldn’t learn in
English however may learn in Malay and a few of them have been licensed dyslexic by
dyslexia consultants in Singapore, Australia and the US. A few of them didn’t have
certificates and displayed the identical lack of ability to learn as these licensed.

2.     Among the 80 kids have been
identified as dyslexic by consultants and I’m in no place to say whether or not they
have been misdiagnosed. All I do know is all the children who got here to me couldn’t learn in
English.

Suri Charles

Luqman Michel 1. Are you able to clarify what do you imply by
‘shutdown children,’ and a pair of. how does this differ from the generally accepted
understanding of dyslexia?

My Response:

I’ve defined this in my reply to the query above.
Right here is one thing from The Youngsters of the Code analysis:

David Boulton:

‘10 occasions the variety of children who’ve innately biologically
ordered studying difficulties have studying difficulties which can be a consequence
of what they discovered…’

Dr.G Reid Lyon:

Ninety-five p.c of these children are educational
casualties. About 5 to 6 p.c of these children have what we name dyslexia
or studying disabilities in studying. Ninety-five p.c of the children hitting
the wall in studying to learn are what we name NBT: By no means Been Taught.

Suri Charles

Luqman Michel If these kids weren’t dyslexic, what
particular traits did they exhibit that led you to label them as
‘shutdown children’?

My response:

Those that got here to me with and with out certificates exhibited
the identical difficulties studying in English. Virtually all may learn in Malay. They
had shut down/disengaged from studying to learn in English resulting from confusion. See
David Boulton’s quote above.

Suri Charles

Luqman Michel In your opinion, is there any overlap between
kids who’re ‘shutdown’ and people who have dyslexia, or are they fully
distinct teams?

My response:

My response is identical as that of Julian Elliott who for
greater than 5 many years researched children who couldn’t learn. He stated there is no such thing as a approach
to distinguish dyslexic children from those that can’t learn. He additional added that
there was no distinction in methods to show them to learn. He then requested why attempt to
differentiate between dyslexics and children who can not learn.

Suri Charles

Luqman Michel How does “shutdown” children examine to
the cognitive challenges related to dyslexia?

My response:

I’m not a physician or psychologist. My e-book and my weblog are to
information mother and father to show children who can not learn.

Suri Charles

Luqman Michel in your individual phrases commented in your FB put up
“it’s higher to beg than earn money conning mother and father of children who can’t
learn”.

Given that you have labored with over 80 dyslexic kids from
2004 to 2019, are you able to make clear whether or not you supplied these companies freed from
cost? If not, how do you reconcile charging mother and father to your companies whereas
criticizing others for doing the identical?

My response:

I charged for instructing children till 2019. Then I handed books
out, freed from cost to oldsters and lecturers once I gave talks to lecturers in kindergartens
and colleges. I began instructing mother and father abroad freed from cost in 2020 as a result of
I wished poor mother and father to have the ability to be helped as properly.

I didn’t criticise lecturers for charging to show children. To
earn money from mother and father within the identify of remedy and screening is flawed. I take a look at
children freed from cost and inform mother and father after 2 to three minutes of testing, the
downside the child has in studying to learn.

To inform mother and father that the mind has an issue processing
letters is a lie. Being profitable by saying such issues is flawed.

Suri Charles

Luqman Michel Are you able to elaborate on the strategies you used to
educate and assess the 80 kids? How did you identify they have been
“shutdown” children and never dyslexic?

My response:

You don’t learn the hyperlinks I provide and ask the identical questions
for which solutions are within the hyperlinks. Learn the hyperlink I equipped the place I instructed you
how I assessed the child from Australia. I’m not going to put in writing down the entire
factor for you once more.

The strategy I take advantage of to show any child to learn is to show them to
unlearn the flawed sounds of letters they’d discovered. The causes of why children
can’t learn in English are in my first e-book revealed in 2018 and the way I educate is
in my second e-book revealed final 12 months. Purchase a replica every from me at a low worth
as a substitute of shopping for them on-line.  

Suri Charles

Luqman Michel how do you plan educators and specialists
deal with the numerous challenges confronted by kids with studying and writing difficulties,
whether or not resulting from shutdown or dyslexic?

My response:

Train them to unlearn the flawed sounds of letters and educate
them the proper sounds and they’re going to study to learn in lower than 4 months of
2-hour classes per week. Did you learn my put up on the child with a Psychological
Evaluation Report from dyslexia consultants really helpful by Gleneagles? He was a
licensed dyslexic. I weaned him after 3 months.

Colleges ought to display screen every child who comes into grade one to
assess if he has discovered the sounds of letters wrongly earlier than entering into
faculty. I’ve defined all these in my weblog.

Suri Charles

Luqman Michel 1. What instructing methods did you discover most
efficient for the 80 dyslexic kids you labored with?

2. How do these align or differ from present greatest practices
in dyslexia training?

My response:

Educating methods. Identical response as above. I take advantage of all of the
instruments accessible. I created my very own technique which is efficient. I educate the
appropriate letter sounds and ask children to memorise 5 HFWs in my first lesson and so they
learn the primary lesson that has solely 11 sentences inside 1 hour. They go residence
with their shallowness restored.

I don’t agree with dyslexia advocates who proceed deceptive
mother and father into not instructing letter names; not memorising high-frequency phrases;
the tactic of instructing children to memorise HFWs.

Suri Charles

Luqman Michel final however not least,

What’s your objective in difficult the existence of dyslexia,
instruction methodology, instructing approaches, researchers’ findings and so on.? Are
you looking for to enhance training practices, or is there one other motivation
driving your place?

My response:

Difficult
the existence of Dyslexia – I problem anybody to inform me the distinction
between dyslexic children and people who can’t learn. Nobody is aware of the right way to differentiate
them.

Instruction
methodology – I don’t keep in mind difficult instruction methodology. I’ve stated
quite a few occasions in my weblog that 1000’s of lecturers everywhere in the world
efficiently educate children utilizing numerous strategies. Nevertheless, I might not say that
solely OG, Barton, Wilson, and so on. works. Any technique of instruction that works is
acceptable.

Educating
approaches – The identical reply as above. Train any approach you want supplied you
educate the proper sounds of letters.

Analysis
findings – Many lecturers and researchers are blindly accepting analysis
experiences. They don’t assume. I’ve quoted Daniel Kahneman in my weblog on analysis
experiences. I do know what he says to be true.

The idea
that phonological consciousness deficit was the reason for dyslexia lasted for 40
years till I debunked that concept. If you happen to don’t learn the hyperlinks I equipped I
can’t re-write every part for you. Scripting this has already taken me greater than
one hour. Ought to I cost you for this training?

The Artwork of
Considering Clearly by Rolf Dobelli says:

Keep away from
Affirmation Bias: Individuals have a tendency to hunt data that helps their present
beliefs whereas ignoring proof that contradicts them. Actively search opposing
viewpoints to type a balanced perspective.

Here’s a reply by Suri Charles on Fb: