Category: Support & Acccommodations

Diagnosing Dyslexia: New Criteria, New Dyslexics?

Posted on April 16, 2021March 18, 2021 by Arije-Aike de Haas

In the mid-19th century, we defined dyslexia as an unexpected underachievement in otherwise intelligent individuals. The disagnosic statistic manual for

The New NOIT – For Everyone

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 by Elizabeth Shier

NOIT stands for natural orientation inducing tool. It’s a simple, wearable device that helps maintain a state of calm and focus.

Is Dyslexia A Disability? Why Not to Trust the Label

Posted on January 22, 2021December 22, 2020 by Arije-Aike de Haas

Is dyslexia a disability?” Yes, officially dyslexics carry the label “disabled.” Dyslexia is explicitly mentioned as a disability in the

The Dyslexic Statistic

Posted on November 6, 2020August 25, 2020 by Hayley Butcher

Dyslexia is a common neurodiversity that is ever or omnipresent across all cultures, ages, and societies. Worldwide statistics emphasise than

The Dress Rehearsal

Posted on August 28, 2020August 29, 2020 by Patrick Courtois

A Very Special Time In this unprecedented period in human history, children and students of all ages have never experienced

The Benefits of Humour

Posted on April 3, 2020March 30, 2020 by Hayley Butcher

Laughter is infectious. Sometimes I don’t even know what a person is laughing at, yet it makes me burst out

The Sociology of Dyslexia

Posted on March 13, 2020March 1, 2020 by Hayley Butcher

Dyslexia is often considered purely in a medical or biological sense. The social model also explores social, cultural and political concerns.

Learning: A Pleasure or a Chore?

Posted on February 28, 2020February 19, 2020 by Patrick Courtois

Very young children are hungry for everything they can learn. But sometimes this thirst for knowledge dries up, the child

Fitting Davis Tools into an IEP

Posted on January 24, 2020January 25, 2020 by Abigail Marshall

A parent asks how to include Davis techniques within a school-based IEP.

IQ & Dyslexia

Posted on November 1, 2019October 9, 2019 by DDAI

This short video from Edutopia.org provides an excellent overview of research evidence tied to IQ, reading, and dyslexia – and

Wider letter spacing helps dyslexic children read

Posted on April 30, 2019July 2, 2019 by Abigail Marshall

Updated: A study shows that wider spacing between the letters in reading materials can help dyslexic children read faster and better.

Making Progress is Not Enough

Posted on February 18, 2019July 2, 2019 by Christina Tan

The phrase “making progress” is misleading. Children with dyslexia need to close the gap to catch up to their peers.