Parents need help, too
A researcher in England recently reported on the experiences of parents of school-age children who had been identified as dyslexic
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Category: Dyslexia Research
Study measures disorientation in dyslexic children….
… but the researchers don’t seem to know that’s what happened. Here’s what they do know: “[C]hildren who are poor
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Allophonic Processing & Dyslexia – A Research Update
New research among dyslexic adults seems to confirm that dyslexics have a heightened sensitivity to sounds of language, thinking in
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The Dyslexia Quandary – Update
On December 1, the APA (American Psychiatric Association) approved the recommendations for the forthcoming DSM-5. I am not exactly sure
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Three Parts to a Word – an Explanation from Brain Research
Davis Symbol Mastery — the modeling of words in clay – is based on the principle that each word has
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Research Update: “Nonresponders” and dyslexia
A new study confirms that the children who fail to progress with traditional, phonics-based interventions are highly likely to be
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How the brain interprets art
CNN Health has a feature story of what neuroscience has to tell us about how our minds make sense of
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Learning to pay attention early leads to long-term academic success
Young children who are able to pay attention and persist with a task have a 50 percent greater chance of
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The Dyslexia Quandary
A comment on the current proposed DSM 5 criteria: New visitors usually discover our web site via a search for
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Research Summary: Asymmetry and Dyslexia
Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) allows scientists to see the white matter fiber tracts that form the major connections among different
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