The Telegraph – Frank Furedi
“Back in 2000, my wife and I were researching a new school for our son. The first head teacher we met was keen to tell us that his school had an excellent record of managing boys’ reading problems, which was interesting but not that interesting, since we were unaware that our son had a problem. At the second school, the introductions were barely over before the headmistress was leading us to the dyslexia unit. At the third, I was told: ”Don’t worry, Mr Furedi, we know boys often struggle with reading and we have a wonderful system of support in place.’’ Until these visits, the idea that my son would not become a good reader had never entered my mind. But, by the time we completed our tours, I was beginning to doubt he would ever be able to read a street sign. During the weeks that followed I discovered that many educators take for granted that boys and reading problems come as a package. Yet nothing in my study of the history of reading shows that boys need be at any disadvantage when it comes to books.”(more)