Notable Quotes

Richard Lavoie

• DISTRACTIBILITY is NOT THE SAME as having NO ATTENTION SPAN.

  • The child with no attention span pays attention to NOTHING.
  • The child who is distractible pays attention to EVERYTHING.
  • SELECTIVE ATTENTION is when students can’t distinguish what the appropriate stimuli are to be attentive to and what is inappropriate.
  • Students with selective attention have a difficult time prioritizing stimulations.

• Myth of Motivation: "The child is not motivated."
• Reality: He is motivated. He is just not motivated to do what YOU want him to do.

Ron D. Davis

• How long can mankind afford to waste genius like this?
• Dyslexia is not a complexity. It is a compound of simple factors which can be dealt with step-by-step. At dyslexia's root is a natural ability, a talent. The gift of dyslexia is the gift of mastery.