Dyslexia and Reading Science
Dyslexics learn differently. That’s pretty much baked into the definition of dyslexia. Dyslexia is not the result of poor teaching, nor is it the same as reading failure.
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Dyslexics learn differently. That’s pretty much baked into the definition of dyslexia. Dyslexia is not the result of poor teaching, nor is it the same as reading failure.
Continue readingIt is extremely common and normal for children to reverse or invert letters when they are learning to write, or
Continue readingSometimes the symptoms of dyslexia are obvious, sometimes not. There is a huge population whom I refer to as “the invisible ones”. I happen to be one of them.
Continue readingI walk into the classroom and sit down beside the child who’s on my caseload. We’re only supposed to work on handwriting, but she’s struggling in every way.
Continue readingSome kids are interested in “writing” when they’re 2. They love letters and learn all the letter names and the
Continue readingIt’s a common feature of the primary school classroom. The behavior chart on the wall, with children’s names on pegs.
Continue readingImagine 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.
Continue readingResearchers know that dyslexics learn to read differently, but schools continue to focus on children’s weaknesses rather than their strengths.
Continue readingBook Review: Hacking the Code by Gea Meijering and Mads Johan Øgaard Want to get inside a dyslexic child’s mind?
Continue readingWhen 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?
Continue readingNew research explores the thought processes of dyslexic mathematicians — the strengths they share, and the challenges they encountered along the way.
Continue readingA recent article in “The Guardian” profiled the views of British psychologist Julian Elliot. He criticizes the lack of a uniform standard for dyslexia diagnosis, but is mistaken to question the existence of dyslexia.
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