DARE has been set up to assist children and adults who are struggling with dyslexia. We aim to provide subsidies for families who cannot afford appropriate remedial education.
We are a Non-For-Profit organisation that seeks to engage with the community in New South Wales through forums and other means. We believe that our personal stories are the best evidence and motivators for change. Knowledge is power and power leads to action.
The Hon Greg Smith Launches DARE in Hurstville 30th June 2011
Dyslexia is a neurological disability that is characterised by difficulties in reading single words. It is a language disorder marked by phonological processing difficulties. It is not caused by low intelligence. Technology helps those with dyslexia to access text.
- “Structured multisensory training stimulating the development of manifold skills had gained wide authoritative acceptance and were an essential economic investment.”
(World Dyslexia Forum Report, 3 – 5 February 2010, at UNESCO, Paris)
DARE Trustees Margaret Ellis and Antonia Canaris at DARE's launch.
“Dyslexia is a language based difference it cannot be identified through behavioural/optometrist visual tests or audiologists reports nor can it be treated through isolated visual or ear exercises or lenses.”
(Australian Dyslexia Association Press Release: 3 November 2011.)
Think about the child who can’t get through the words. They can’t crack the code, the alphabetic-phonetic code, that our language is made up of.
Nancy Hennessy M.Ed Former President International Dyslexia Association www.childrenofthecode.org
IMPORTANT UK EDUCATION STATEMENT
- 4.16 The evidence is clear that the teaching of systematic synthetic phonics is the most effective way of teaching young children to read, particularly for those at risk of having problems with reading. Unless children have learned to read, the rest of the curriculum is a secret garden to which they will never enjoy access.
UK Department for Education. – The Importance of Teaching: Schools White Paper (2011; at paragraph 4.16).
Christian enjoys reading now and learns new letter-sound combinations each day.
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