“Evidence Based” — But does it work?
Parents seeking help for their dyslexic kids usually have one question uppermost in their minds: will it work?
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Category: Learning to Read
Educational Bias and Dyslexic Learners
Researchers know that dyslexics learn to read differently, but schools continue to focus on children’s weaknesses rather than their strengths.
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Unwrapping the Gift of Dyslexia
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?
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The Second Elephant: Who invented reading and why?
In this video, I discuss the second “elephant”: who invented reading and why is it so difficult for some people?
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Dyslexia – The Elephant in the Room
In this “Elephant in the Room” series, I define and address the “elephants” that are often so hard to find
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Hacking the Code: The Ziggety Zaggety Road of a Dyslexic Kid
Book Review: Hacking the Code by Gea Meijering and Mads Johan Øgaard Want to get inside a dyslexic child’s mind?
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How a Davis Program Turned my Son’s Life Around
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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What all children need to know
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?
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Picture Grammar App for Visual Learners
The Picture Grammer app is a handy, image-based reference for dyslexics, visual thinkers, and those learning English as a foreign language.
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Two Misleading Myths about Dyslexia
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.
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Drop Everything and Read 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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Comprehension Strategies win out
Reviews of long-term effects of school-based reading interventions show that consistent teaching of comprehension strategies is more effective than explicit teaching of phonics.
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