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February 2016

This article has been repurposed from “Allegiance to the Facts: A Better Approach for Dyslexic Students” by Louisa Moats, from the January 2016 edition of IDA’s Examiner.

Louisa Moats, Ed.D.

From the diverse perspectives of experts throughout the National Conference in Grapevine, one theme recurred: We will serve students and families better if we are informed by the facts. Louisa Moats breaks down five of the realities about dyslexia that parents and professionals must embrace.

  1. Dyslexia is not a gift.

Let’s start with the claim that dyslexia – whether mild, moderate, or severe – is a “gift”. This assertion appears grounded in the observation that some people who have trouble learning to read, write, spell or use language become very successful in life. People who have real trouble remembering printed words are said to “see things differently” or have special cognitive powers. Our best science indicates, however, problem-solving and creative abilities are not more dominate because a person has dyslexia. People wi

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Louisa Cook Moats

Dr Louisa C. Moats, Ed.D., is an internationally recognised authority on literacy education and is acclaimed as a researcher, speaker, consultant, and trainer.

Dr. Moats received her doctorate in reading and human development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and is widely published on reading instruction, the professional learning of teachers, and the relationship between language, reading, and spelling. Dr. Moats’ awards include the prestigious Samuel Torrey Orton Award from the International Dyslexia Association® for outstanding contributions to the field and the Eminent Researcher Award from Learning Difficulties Australia. Dr. Moats also received the Benita A. Blachman Award from The Reading League.

Dr. Moats is the author of many influential scientific journal articles, books and policy papers on the topics of reading instruction, the professional development of teachers, and the relationship between language, reading, and spelling. Her publications include the popular Speech to Print, LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Sp

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Dr. Louisa Moats – Teaching Teachers to Teach Reading

An Interview...

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(see 'Interview Notes' for more details). Bold is used to emphasize our [Children of the Code] sense of the importance of what is being said and does not necessarily reflect gestures or tones of emphasis that occurred during the interview.

Personal Background:

Dr. Louisa Moats:  What brought me into the whole field of reading was actually that I started out as a neuro-psychology technician in one of the first neuro-psych labs to be established in Boston in 1966. I graduated from college and my first introduction of learning disabilities was the clients that came to the neurology clinic. I became very interested in brain behavior relationships, particularly with regard to language processes. Then I figured that testing people was not nearly as interesting as trying to treat or teach them, so I got into the first group of federally funded learning

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