Clinicians are often faced with the challenge of making informed decisions amid heated debates over the most effective treatment approaches for their patients. One of the most controversial topics for speech-language pathologists is the diagnosis and treatment of “dyslexia.” This paper will investigate a specific treatment for dyslexia by posing and answering several meaningful questions about the efficacy of the treatment.
According to the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), 6-7% of the population has a learning disability and about 85% of those individuals with a learning disability have “dyslexia.” The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition (DSM-5) classifies dyslexia as the most prevalent “specific learning …show more content…
This claim rose due to the observation that some individuals with dyslexia are affected by perceptual dysfunction (Evans, 1997). Many individuals with Meares-Irlen Syndrome (i.e., who experience eyestrain and/or visual distortions while reading) use colored overlays to alleviate visual stress when reading (Uccula et al., 2014). Thus, if an individual with dyslexia experiences visual stress similar to individuals with Meares-Irlen Syndrome then colored overlays should be a solution during reading.
The claim is specific enough for falsification. The claim is testing a specific treatment (colored overlays) with a specific population (individuals with dyslexia) to improve reading fluency and speed. However, the claim lacks specific testable conditions. These conditions are discussed in detail later in the paper. Some of the specific testable conditions that are controversial? Include the definitions of concepts of dyslexia and also the methodology of the …show more content…
These articles view reading from a bottom-up approach. The bottom up-approach focuses on processing the smallest unit and gradually decoding these units until we understand the content of what we are listening to or reading. This is the behaviorist concept of human learning.
Overall, the articles for the use of colored overlays provided the specific methods employed. However, these methods are flawed by a lack of consistency on definitions of the basis of the treatment, size and color of the overlay used, and stimuli used.
Does it sound far-fetched or too good to be true?/Is the claim typically announced by (or in) the mass media rather than supportive professional
According to the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), 6-7% of the population has a learning disability and about 85% of those individuals with a learning disability have “dyslexia.” The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition (DSM-5) classifies dyslexia as the most prevalent “specific learning …show more content…
This claim rose due to the observation that some individuals with dyslexia are affected by perceptual dysfunction (Evans, 1997). Many individuals with Meares-Irlen Syndrome (i.e., who experience eyestrain and/or visual distortions while reading) use colored overlays to alleviate visual stress when reading (Uccula et al., 2014). Thus, if an individual with dyslexia experiences visual stress similar to individuals with Meares-Irlen Syndrome then colored overlays should be a solution during reading.
The claim is specific enough for falsification. The claim is testing a specific treatment (colored overlays) with a specific population (individuals with dyslexia) to improve reading fluency and speed. However, the claim lacks specific testable conditions. These conditions are discussed in detail later in the paper. Some of the specific testable conditions that are controversial? Include the definitions of concepts of dyslexia and also the methodology of the …show more content…
These articles view reading from a bottom-up approach. The bottom up-approach focuses on processing the smallest unit and gradually decoding these units until we understand the content of what we are listening to or reading. This is the behaviorist concept of human learning.
Overall, the articles for the use of colored overlays provided the specific methods employed. However, these methods are flawed by a lack of consistency on definitions of the basis of the treatment, size and color of the overlay used, and stimuli used.
Does it sound far-fetched or too good to be true?/Is the claim typically announced by (or in) the mass media rather than supportive professional