The Telegraph – Eleanor Doughty
“Approximately one in 10 of us suffer with dyslexia. The learning difficulty is famously misunderstood, and children that suffer from it can often be left confused and upset about their academic progress. But how best should we understand dyslexia? Prof Usha Goswami is a leading expert in the field – accessorised by her many titles: professor of cognitive developmental neuroscience, fellow at St John’s College Cambridge, and director of the Centre for Neuroscience in Education. This month, she joins the Hay Festival’s line up, to talk on dyslexia and the brain. Her new book Child Psychology: a Very Short Introduction has been keeping her busy, too. “I really enjoy my discipline,” she explains, from her Cambridge home. “Although my research is focused on children’s language and reading difficulties, I teach the whole gamut of children’s psychology.” The book is not for academics: “It’s a crossover that could be used by parents, teachers and nurses,” Goswami says. And dyslexia feeds right into the giant realm that child psychology covers.”(more)