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Test Taking Anxiety

Posted on April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 by Elizabeth Bertran

The sweaty palms…the flip-flopping stomach… the brain-fog… reading questions repeatedly. I wonder how many of you can identify with test-taking

Davis Tools & Techniques, Learning Tools, Orientation - Alignment - Focus, Standardized Testing

The nonsense of teaching nonsense words

Posted on February 12, 2019January 18, 2020 by Abigail Marshall

Dyslexic children often experience difficulty with phonetic decoding. Researchers and educators use nonsense words – also called nonwords or psuedowords

Learning to Read, Standardized Testing

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Test Prep Strategies for Dyslexic Students

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Matthew Pietrafetta

Making the academic leap from high school to higher education can be challenging for any student. For students with dyslexia,

Education & Career, Standardized Testing, Support & Acccommodations

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How to manage dyslexia on the SAT and ACT

Posted on March 28, 2017August 23, 2019 by Tom Rose

Explore the three main considerations for dealing with dyslexia and the SAT or ACT.

Education & Career, Standardized Testing, Support & Acccommodations

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Diagnosing Dyslexia: New Criteria, New Dyslexics?
In the mid-19th century, we defined dyslexia as an unexpected underachievement in otherwise intelligent individuals. The disagnosic statistic manual for mental
The Emotional Wiring of the Dyslexic Brain
Brain researchers recently explored whether dyslexic children had stronger emotional reactions than non-dyslexic children.
Test Taking Anxiety
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.
The Gift of Dyslexia: The Book that Completely Changed my World
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Finding Your Special Kind of Smart
Book Review: Cartwheels, by Tracy Peterson with Sloane LaFrance. Parents often ask for help in explaining a diagnosis of dyslexia to very young children.