Category: Education & Career

Mental Imagery and Reading Comprehension

Posted on January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 by Abigail Marshall

Recent research utilizing a new, objective measure shows a strong link between mental imagery abilties and reading comprehension among adults.

Frustration!

Posted on January 20, 2023January 17, 2023 by Kelsie Olds

Imagine this scenario: A 7-year-old with fine motor difficulties wakes up in the morning. He struggles to dress, because the clothes he wants to wear have buttons that are too small.

Educational Bias and Dyslexic Learners

Posted on January 13, 2023January 22, 2023 by Abigail Marshall

Researchers know that dyslexics learn to read differently, but schools continue to focus on children’s weaknesses rather than their strengths.

Unwrapping the Gift of Dyslexia

Posted on December 16, 2022December 11, 2022 by Cathie Geraci

I am pretty sure that Ron Davis was the first person to call dyslexia a gift, when he published his book The Gift of Dyslexia in 1994. Nowadays, many people talk about dyslexia’s gifts, but what is it?

The Second Elephant: Who invented reading and why?

Posted on November 4, 2022September 30, 2022 by Carl Nigi

In this video, I discuss the second “elephant”: who invented reading and why is it so difficult for some people?

Dyslexia and My Academic Life

Posted on October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 by Aurora Cruz

I knew I was different long before anyone informed me of a formal diagnosis. Letters never flew in the same way to me, the way so many of friends seemed to have effortlessly understood them.

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, 2022January 22, 2023 by Abigail Marshall

New research 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.

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