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Dyslexia in Germany—An educational policy for meeting dyslexic children's needs in the German school system

✍ Scribed by Lisa Dummer-Smoch

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 55 KB
Volume: 4
Category: Article
ISSN: 1076-9242
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0909(199806)4:2<63::aid-dys96>3.0.co;2-o

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✦ Synopsis

A brief account is given of the German educational system. This is followed by a section entitled 'Research findings as the basis for an overall picture'. Four measures aimed at helping dyslexic and other pupils are then advocated, viz.: (i) diagnostic procedures; (ii) specialized help for those who are failing; (iii) the waiving of penalties for poor spelling in written school work; (iv) the inclusion of dyslexia as a subject in the training and advanced training of teachers. These ideas are already put into practice in some parts of Germany, but need to be adopted more widely.