Dyslexia bill expected to get final governor’s signature
by Ann Richardson - Nine years after her mission began, Beth Ravelli said she is relieved, but elated that creating the “Roadmap for Dyslexia” is almost at an end. “It’s been an incredible journey,”...
View ArticleEducators should use more neuroscience to teach students with dyslexia
by Dorothy van den Honert - Right in the middle of your two-sided brain is a bridge of tissue called the corpus callosum which is the only connection between them. The CC’s job is to send information...
View ArticleStudy explores effectiveness of school interventions for children with dyslexia
How can we best treat dyslexia? A new meta-analysis of published data, carried out by researchers at LMU, now provides a means of ranking the effectiveness of a range of current interventions. A...
View ArticleNew app decodes words for struggling readers
by Bruce Kopp - A central Indiana mother is using some of the latest technology to develop a new tool to help her son with dyslexia. Eleven-year-old Sam Parmelee says any help in dealing with dyslexia...
View ArticlePolicies on dyslexia should not be created
by Barry Nelson - Since he published The Dyslexia Debate earlier this year, Durham University education expert Professor Julian Elliott has attracted a lot of flak from critics. His book – five years...
View ArticleKids with dyslexia visit state Capitol to raise awareness
by Meghan Morelli - Governor Rick Snyder has declared October to be Dyslexia Awareness Month. To help kick the month off, families from all over the state, including northern Michigan headed to the...
View ArticlePublic schools may not be able to help your child with dyslexia
by Matthew Bowler - Dyslexia was identified as a disorder in 1881 by Oswald Berkhan. Yet San Diego County parents are still fighting with school districts over how to help students with the world’s...
View ArticleOur education system does not support students with dyslexia
by David Cox - I have this issue with how I hear words, Gareth, a 31-year-old graphic designer, tells me. “So for example, while I was growing up, it was really hard to tell the difference between the...
View ArticleNebraska parent joins efforts to recognize dyslexia in schools
by Julie Cornell - A child’s problems in school may be linked to a learning disorder that’s going undetected. Nebraska Public Schools don’t recognize dyslexia as a learning disability and an Omaha...
View ArticleTen percent of the world’s population is dyslexic
By Bill Chappell - A designer who has dyslexia has created a font to help dyslexic readers navigate text, designing letters in a way that avoids confusion and adds clarity. And in England, two...
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