A Broader Legal Definition of Dyslexia
There is a bill currently under consideration in the New York legislature that would add a new definition of dyslexia…
Research Update: Morphemes, Meaning, and Dyslexia
In recent years, several separate teams of researchers have issued a series of groundbreaking studies, focused on the reading strategies…
New Research Confirms that Dyslexics Read Better with Right Brain Strategies
A newly published fMRI study conducted in New Zealand has confirmed that improved reading skills among dyslexic adults correspond with…
Why Tyrannosaurus but Not If?
"I don’t understand it: he can read tyrannosaurus, but he gets stuck on if!" This question from the mother of…
Dyslexia and Giftedness – By the Numbers
A new study by Italian researchers suggests that the rate of intellectual giftedness among students with dyslexia and related learning…
Deep Dive into Self-Compassion
In a nutshell, self-compassion is being kind and understanding when confronted with personal failings rather than judging and self-criticizing for inadequacies…
An Interview on Special Education with Pamela Guest, Chief Editor at IEP Magazine
Pamela Guest is the Founder and Chief Editor at IEP Magazine. More importantly, she is one of us, a parent…
Dysfunctional Science – How a new study about dyslexia gets things wrong
Human beings are very good at tuning things out – not noticing objects or events in that are in plain…
3 Ways to Support your Dyslexic Child
Encourage your child by focusing on strengths and minimizing stress.
Focus on the whole child - not just academics!
Reading Fluency in Dyslexic Brain: Low Level/ High Content Books
Practice makes perfect. Better said, practice makes progress. Learning a new skill requires repetition to automate it. Similarly, every beginner…
“Mommy! I want my FISH OIL!” declared my 7-yr old son…
Is this April’s Fools Day??? My 7 year old son is asking me to give him fish oil... I guess…
When things don’t come easy
We often post reports of dramatic reading improvement with Davis methods, but sometimes a child faces a complex array of barriers. …
Five Steps to Boost a Young Dyslexic’s Self-Confidence
Dyslexia, often described as a hidden reading disability, causes difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other…
5 Educational Trends for 2016
More schools are implementing promising innovations and positive approaches to help children embrace their unique learning and thinking styles.
A Fictional Facilitator – Book Review
Christmas on Cougar Mountain by Nancy Radke (Book 10 in the Sisters of Spirit series) This is a fictional story…
Dyslexia Begins Early
Dyslexic brains are wired differently. Researchers now report finding evidence of these differences in infants as young as six months. In…
Cyberbullying and Dyslexia
What is it about dyslexia that makes bullying so common? From significantly increased odds of physical abuse to being shunned…
Take the “DYS” out of DYSLEXIA
By definition, the term dyslexia indicates illness, defect a problematic situation (dysentery, dysplasia … dystopia!). In the beginning there was…
Survey Results from Dyslexic Advantage
Dyslexic Advantage has announced the release of preliminary survey results exploring the talents tied to dyslexia. Well over a…
Fish Don’t Climb Trees – A different take on dyslexia
Davis Facilitator Sue Hall has written a new book: "Fish Don't Climb Trees: A Whole New Look at Dyslexia". Sue understands dyslexia from the inside out – as a dyslexic person with vivid recollections of frustrations experienced in elementary school, as a parent who searched for and found a solution
Check out the Codpast!
The Codpast is a place where the cool and creative side of Dyslexia is celebrated. "In are monthly podcast you’ll…
Keep it positive!
"When I take a program with a child, almost 40% of my effort goes towards coaching the parents not…
A Davis Facilitator Responds
The Ottawa Community News has recently published a response from Davis Facilitator Marcia Code to a series on dyslexia published…
Extra time? Choose wisely….
A great article at Headstrong Nation provides a cautionary note about the common classroom accommodation of extra time being extended…
New Research: Small screen E-readers and dyslexia
A new study support the use of tablets and other e-reading devices for dyslexic high school students. Researchers found that the…
A Font for Dyslexia: To Pay, or Not to Pay?
I've been seeing some buzz in social media about a specialized font for dyslexics, called Dyslexie. I am 100% in…
Good Fonts for Dyslexia – An Experimental Study
A team of researchers in Spain has recently published the results of a study to determine which fonts were easiest…
Success: Singer Klaire de Lys meets her fundraising goal
Singer and artist Klaire de Lys has succeeded in her quest to raise £5000 to establish a bursary to help…
Klaire de Lys raises funds for Davis programs
(Cross posted from http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/klaire-de-lys-dyslexia-bursary-fund) On 1 August 2013, dyslexic singer, artist and make-up artist Klaire de Lys will shave her…
New Jersey Passes Dyslexia Laws
The New Jersey state legislature recently passed two new laws aimed at helping dyslexic children. One establishes the definition of "dyslexia;"…
New Research: Dyslexics have better picture-memory
(Researchers puzzled by results) If you wanted to design a study to test the hypotheses that dyslexics tend to think…
More than just a memory, it was an EXPERIENCE!
Frustrating. That's it. Hugely frustrating dealing, with stereotypes and misperceptions that cloud the field of dyslexia. It's the closed mindedness…
Learning Inclusion
I’m on a plane today headed to Alberta, Canada to give a talk at an inclusion conference. Nothing new—been speaking…
Picture It! Teaching Visual-Spatial Learners
Davis Facilitator Crystal Punch has teamed with educator Betty Maxwell to write a new book geared to teachers and homeschoolers.…
The neural signature of creativity
In 1980, Ron Davis realized that his mind was at its dyslexic worst when he was at his creative best.…
Super Powers of Dyslexia
"Dyslexia is a super power," my young friend and client Chase told me the other day. "Dyslexia is a good…
How the brain interprets art
CNN Health has a feature story what neuroscience has to tell us about how our minds make sense of art…
Can you read this?
It probably looks impossible at first. But as you scan through the page, the words seem to materialize. As you continue…
If you’re so smart …….
Katie is the 8 year old daughter of a very smart lawyer -- but when she asks for help with…
Dyslexia Drawn
What does your dyslexia look like? This is a question that Sue Bell, an adult literacy support specialist, asked dyslexic adults…