Cathryn Knight
What is dyslexia? An exploration of the relationship between teachers' understandings of dyslexia and their training experiences
Cardiff University
given estimated 510 worldwide population said dyslexia great importance teachers accurate understanding dyslexia effects students using results largescale survey teachers england wales n 2600 paper demonstrates teachers held basic understanding dyslexia based behavioural issues associated teachers lacked knowledge biological ie neurological cognitive ie processing aspects dyslexia moreover number teachers mentioned visual factors description dyslexia despite inconclusive evidence suggest direct relationship visual functioning dyslexia findings demonstrate importance goodquality teacher training increasing teachers confidence working dyslexia increasing knowledge cognitive aspects dyslexia paper argues evidencebased teacher training informs teachers uptodate research biological cognitive behavioural aspects dyslexia essential combat misconceptions ensure teachers nuanced informed understandings dyslexia