Category Archives: Dore

Dore on R4, transcripts available

By take21 | Published: August 22, 2008

Face the Facts: The Dore Programme: controversial treatment for dyslexia has gone bust.’ Broadcast on Friday 15th August. In which we learned that: Dorothy Bishop, Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology at Oxford University has a colleague who uses the Dore Balsall Common study as a training exercise for undergraduate students. This was also the primary purpose […]

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Dore on R4

By take21 | Published: August 14, 2008

‘Fri 15th August You and Yours, 12.00-1.00pm 12.30: Face the Facts: The Dore Programme: controversial treatment for dyslexia has gone bust.’ On BBC Radio 4 and listen again for 7 days via Brainduck Given  their previous reporting on Dore, which was just embarrassing for an investigative consumer affairs programme, it’s to be hoped You and […]

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Dore documentary

By take21 | Published: June 13, 2008

– We’ve been sent a great set of links about  Dore  by Brainduck, one of the bloggers who have been applying scientific evaluation to the Dore claims. – Links from Brainduck are in ‘Dore, bloggers, Bad Science‘, scroll down to comments – Highly recommend the documentary from ABC Australia. It shows the key people, shows […]

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Dore, bloggers and Bad Science

By take21 | Published: June 9, 2008

It would be gratifying to report that the recent suspension of activities by the Dore company was the direct result of a better public understanding of research methods. Unfortunately, it is not quite as clear cut as that. The direct cause of Dore’s demise seems to be financial. First Australian, then UK and USA operations […]

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Compare and contrast

By take21 | Published: May 27, 2008

Compare the use of research in a commercially marketed treatment programme with a critique using standard methods for evaluating research evidence. Research links from the Dore website A page of selected results showing improvements in pupil’s scores for reading, SATs and attention symptoms. University and Education Authority studies are cited. In particular, papers published in […]

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Dore ‘miracle cure’

By take21 | Published: May 27, 2008

Winford Dore: ‘Dyslexia- The Miracle Cure’ Kenny Logan is a rugby player who has suffered from dyslexia. On BBC 4’s You and Yours he talks about being labelled as thick at school, the struggle to conceal his disability and the excitement of learning to read. He attributes his reading achievement to the Dore method. It […]

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Dore ‘miracle cure’

By take21 | Published: May 27, 2008

Winford Dore: ‘Dyslexia- The Miracle Cure’ Kenny Logan is a rugby player who has suffered from dyslexia. On BBC 4’s You and Yours he talks about being labelled as thick at school, the struggle to conceal his disability and the excitement of learning to read. He attributes his reading achievement to the Dore method. It […]

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