The dyslexia debate: or should that be the dyslexia diatribe?
Thursday 23rd October 2014
Venue: Mill Lane Lecture Room
Category: Talks & Classes
Price Info: Free, pre-book
Time Info: 6:00pm-7:00pm
In this talk, Professor Julian Elliott, Principal of Collingwood College, Durham University, will firstly outline the key conclusions of his book The Dyslexia Debate. He will then describe the sometimes outraged responses to this work and outline some key reasons why the dyslexia label evokes such powerful emotions. He will explain the tensions that have emerged between scientific consideration of this topic and the powerful (and often competing) drivers of personal experience and need.
This event is taking place as part of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2014.
Pre-book online at www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk or by calling 01223 766766. Booking opens 22 September.
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