Pediatric group says doctors should regularly screen kids for reading difficulties
The Canadian Paediatric Society says doctors should regularly screen children for reading difficulties and dyslexia, calling low literacy a “serious public health concern” that can increase the risk of other problems including anxiety, low self-esteem and behavioural issues, with lifelong consequences.
Other tips encourage doctors to look for conditions often seen among poor readers such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; to advocate for early literacy training for pediatric and family medicine residents; to liaise with schools on behalf of families seeking help; and to push provincial and territorial education ministries to integrate evidence-based phonics instruction into curriculums, starting in kindergarten.
“Reading, yes, it’s education, but it’s also health because we know that literacy impacts health. So I think that a statement like this opens the window to say: Yes, parents can come to their health-care provider to get advice, get recommendations, hopefully start a collaboration with school teachers.”
The guidance said pediatricians also play a key role in detecting and monitoring conditions that often coexist with difficulty reading such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, but McLeod noted that getting such specific diagnoses typically involves a referral to a specialist, during which time a child continues to struggle.
“My hope is that having an existing statement or document written by the Canadian Paediatric Society … we’re able to skip a few steps or have some of the early interventions present,” he said.
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Pediatric group says doctors should regularly screen kids for reading difficultiesThe Canadian Paediatric Society says doctors should regularly screen children for reading difficulties and dyslexia, calling low literacy a “serious public health concern” that can increase the risk of other problems including anxiety, low self-esteem and behavioural issues, with lifelong consequences.
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Pediatric group says doctors should regularly screen kids for reading difficultiesThe Canadian Paediatric Society says doctors should regularly screen children for reading difficulties and dyslexia, calling low literacy a 'serious public health concern' that can increase the risk of other problems including anxiety, low self-estee
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Pediatric group says doctors should regularly screen kids for reading difficultiesThe Canadian Paediatric Society says doctors should regularly screen children for reading difficulties and dyslexia, calling low literacy a 'serious public health concern' that can increase the risk of other problems including anxiety, low self-esteem and behavioural issues, with lifelong consequences.
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