Category: Education & Career

Breaking Through

Posted on September 23, 2022September 14, 2022 by Tracy Doyle

Lydia enjoyed math until third grade. When the numbers started getting bigger, and long division and multiplication were getting more

Dyslexia – The Elephant in the Room

Posted on September 2, 2022August 18, 2022 by Carl Nigi

In this “Elephant in the Room” series, I define and address the “elephants” that are often so hard to find

Making Math Real

Posted on August 26, 2022August 9, 2022 by Irma Lammers

How can you make tables insightful? Let a child prove what the results are, by making them visible. In the

Hacking the Code: The Ziggety Zaggety Road of a Dyslexic Kid

Posted on August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 by Sharon Roberts

Book Review: Hacking the Code by Gea Meijering and Mads Johan Øgaard Want to get inside a dyslexic child’s mind?

Reading for Understanding – The Dyslexic Way

Posted on July 15, 2022July 13, 2022 by Abigail Marshall

New reasearch shows that in untimed conditions, dyslexic university students have markedly better comprehension skills than others.

How a Davis Program Turned my Son’s Life Around

Posted on July 1, 2022July 21, 2022 by Nicola Killops

The facilitator had his work cut out for him. He admitted that James was one of his most challenging students — essentially completely illiterate and autistic, albeit high functioning.

What all children need to know

Posted on June 24, 2022June 13, 2022 by Elena Nikulina

When children start school, they do not carry the labels dyslexia, nor ADHD, nor dysgraphia, nor dyscalculia. Where do these problems come from? What happens to cause a child to suffer and lose self-esteem?

Understanding the Dyslexic Thinking Style

Posted on June 10, 2022May 30, 2022 by Christina Tan

We typically think in 2 ways: word thinking and picture thinking. Word thinking is simply thinking with the sounds of words in your mind.

Unveiling the Secrets of Math

Posted on May 27, 2022May 16, 2022 by Sharon Roberts

Dyscalculia is a condition that affects one’s ability to acquire arithmetic skills. Its root cause is the same as for dyslexia, a distortion in perceptions triggered by confusion.

Picture Grammar App for Visual Learners

Posted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 by DDAI

The Picture Grammer app is a handy, image-based reference for dyslexics, visual thinkers, and those learning English as a foreign language.

Two Misleading Myths about Dyslexia

Posted on April 29, 2022July 14, 2022 by Abigail Marshall

Over the years I have confronted two persistent myths about dyslexia. These myths seem contradictory, but both are based on a misunderstanding of dyslexia. And both also stand in the way of dyslexic children receiving meaningful and effective help.

Drop Everything and Read for Dyslexia!

Posted on March 4, 2022February 27, 2022 by DEAR for Dyslexia

DEAR is a literacy challenge- it stands for ‘Drop Everything and Read’. But it’s not a way of reading that

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