... thinking about the nature of developmental difficulties; she suggested there are three perspectives on any developmental condition, behavioral, cognitive and biological. These can also be affected by the individual's environment. Environment biological cognitive behavioural Table - Frith's three level framework (source:Frith, 1999,p.193) Behavioural accounts of dyslexia can be directly observed for example in the classroom and also by individual accounts of people's experiences with dyslexia. An example of this is from the accounts of Alexander Faludy who is severely dyslexic. He described his experiences as being 'clumsy and uncoordinated', he was unable to read for some time and as a result of being labeled 'not normal' he was bullied at school. However through alternative teaching aided by his parents, and challenging how examining boards assessed work, he passed his GCSE and A'level English literature at age 11. He described how a teacher ripped pages of his book out 'because he thought ...

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