News & Views from Davis Dyslexia Association International
The 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.
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Dyslexic children often experience difficulty with phonetic decoding. Researchers and educators use nonsense words – also called nonwords or psuedowords
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Making the academic leap from high school to higher education can be challenging for any student. For students with dyslexia,
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Explore the three main considerations for dealing with dyslexia and the SAT or ACT.
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Building Words and Confidence Together
Have you ever felt at odds with your own brain? I have; my name is Zoë and I’m 16. I am proud to have dyslexia but that doesn’t mean it isn’t difficult.
Breaking Through
Lydia enjoyed math until third grade. When the numbers started getting bigger, and long division and multiplication were getting more complicated,
Getting Orientated
When you want to perceive the true facts of reality for listening, looking, or remembering something in the outside environment, there is a best place for the mind’s eye to be.
Are You Dyslexic? (a test for adults)
A quick, interactive overview of key questions used to diagnose dyslexia.
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 answers
