Are Dyslexic Accommodations Fair? Yes, Here’s Why
Studies have shown that some consider accommodations unfair, especially when the individual performs well. Still, there are many reasons why
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Studies have shown that some consider accommodations unfair, especially when the individual performs well. Still, there are many reasons why
Continue readingFor students, subject vocabulary is hard and there is a lot to consume over a short space of time. Students may be introduced to 12-15 new words in a single day.
Continue readingMany children and adults find it especially difficult to read cursive writing. One problem is that the shapes of cursive letters are often inconsistent from word to word, in ways that can make words very hard to recognize.
Continue readingMost folks today don’t write in cursive. Some people never even pick up a pen or pencil. Writing in cursive has become rare — yet reading cursive remains an important life skill.
Continue readingA talk by Sue Blyth Hall (Davis Facilitator, author, and founder of the Whole Dyslexic Society). Everyone is learning-able, however,
Continue readingIn the mid-19th century, we defined dyslexia as an unexpected underachievement in otherwise intelligent individuals. The disagnosic statistic manual for
Continue readingThe sweaty palms…the flip-flopping stomach… the brain-fog… reading questions repeatedly. I wonder how many of you can identify with test-taking anxiety. Even years after being in school, some of us still have nightmares about taking tests in school.
Continue readingBook Review: Cartwheels, by Tracy Peterson with Sloane LaFrance. Parents often ask for help in explaining a diagnosis of dyslexia to very young children.
Continue readingIs dyslexia a disability?” Yes, officially dyslexics carry the label “disabled.” Dyslexia is explicitly mentioned as a disability in the
Continue readingWhat student or former student has never felt a moment of stress when hearing their teacher announce a pop quiz,
Continue readingBook Review: Reversed, a memoir, by Lois Letchford. A mother’s quest to help her dyslexic son.
Continue readingDyslexia is a common neurodiversity that is ever or omnipresent across all cultures, ages, and societies. Worldwide statistics emphasise than
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