A Fictional Facilitator – Book Review
Christmas on Cougar Mountain by Nancy Radke (Book 10 in the Sisters of Spirit series) This is a fictional story…
Dyslexia Begins Early
Dyslexic brains are wired differently. Researchers now report finding evidence of these differences in infants as young as six months. In…
Cyberbullying and Dyslexia
What is it about dyslexia that makes bullying so common? From significantly increased odds of physical abuse to being shunned…
Teaching Japanese to dyslexic students
While in Western countries the dyslexia phenomenon has been closely explored, in the Japanese education community problems of dyslexics has been silenced for a long time, and only with the book "読めなくても、書けなくても、勉強したい" (I can't read or write but I want to learn) by Satoru Inoue, the matter started to receive public attention.
US Education Department OK’s the Word “Dyslexia”….. sort of
In an artfully and elusively worded missive, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has issued a formal letter "clarifying" standards…
Take the “DYS” out of DYSLEXIA
By definition, the term dyslexia indicates illness, defect a problematic situation (dysentery, dysplasia … dystopia!). In the beginning there was…
Survey Results from Dyslexic Advantage
Dyslexic Advantage has announced the release of preliminary survey results exploring the talents tied to dyslexia. Well over a…
The Fundamentals of Learning
You can’t love learning if you struggle with it. Learning should be a lifelong obsession that starts at an early…
Kids with ADHD must squirm to learn
New research shows that if you want ADHD kids to learn, you have to let them squirm. The foot-tapping, leg-swinging…
Phonological dyslexia? Not so much….
Two new research studies cast doubt on the role of phonological processing difficulties in dyslexia. One study, from the UK,…
Fish Don’t Climb Trees – A different take on dyslexia
Davis Facilitator Sue Hall has written a new book: "Fish Don't Climb Trees: A Whole New Look at Dyslexia". Sue understands dyslexia from the inside out – as a dyslexic person with vivid recollections of frustrations experienced in elementary school, as a parent who searched for and found a solution
Check out the Codpast!
The Codpast is a place where the cool and creative side of Dyslexia is celebrated. "In are monthly podcast you’ll…
Educating a Child with Autism
Neither parenting nor teaching a child with autism is an easy task. Success in both areas relies on a collaborative…
Two New Books from a Davis Facilitator
Davis Facilitator Barbara Hoi of Sydney, Australia has recently published two books sure to delight parents and teachers. The…
Mommy, Are You Listening?
Why Putting Down Your Smartphone Could Be The Best Thing For Your Kids: Technology has crept into every facet of…
Keep it positive!
"When I take a program with a child, almost 40% of my effort goes towards coaching the parents not…
Why some kids can’t spell and why spelling tests won’t help
By Misty Adoniou, University of Canberra A couple of years ago, early one morning, I received an SMS advising “resadents…
A Davis Facilitator Responds
The Ottawa Community News has recently published a response from Davis Facilitator Marcia Code to a series on dyslexia published…
Word meaning and processing speed
Dyslexia expert Maryanne Wolf says, "the more you know about a word, the faster you can read it." Now researchers…
Extra time? Choose wisely….
A great article at Headstrong Nation provides a cautionary note about the common classroom accommodation of extra time being extended…
New Research: Small screen E-readers and dyslexia
A new study support the use of tablets and other e-reading devices for dyslexic high school students. Researchers found that the…
A Font for Dyslexia: To Pay, or Not to Pay?
I've been seeing some buzz in social media about a specialized font for dyslexics, called Dyslexie. I am 100% in…
Study supports Davis Symbol Mastery
A recently published case study documents the progress of a fourth grade special education student who successfully used a modified…
Success: Singer Klaire de Lys meets her fundraising goal
Singer and artist Klaire de Lys has succeeded in her quest to raise £5000 to establish a bursary to help…
Klaire de Lys raises funds for Davis programs
(Cross posted from http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/klaire-de-lys-dyslexia-bursary-fund) On 1 August 2013, dyslexic singer, artist and make-up artist Klaire de Lys will shave her…
New Jersey Passes Dyslexia Laws
The New Jersey state legislature recently passed two new laws aimed at helping dyslexic children. One establishes the definition of "dyslexia;"…
ADHD? or Sleep Deprivation?
An article in the New York Times highlights the fact that many children and adults are mistakenly diagnosed with ADHD,…
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…
More than just a memory, it was an EXPERIENCE!
Frustrating. That's it. Hugely frustrating dealing, with stereotypes and misperceptions that cloud the field of dyslexia. It's the closed mindedness…
The Ultimate Guide to Conquering Distractions
School is difficult, simple as that. For someone with dyslexia, it can be even harder, especially at an online college.…
Learning Inclusion
I’m on a plane today headed to Alberta, Canada to give a talk at an inclusion conference. Nothing new—been speaking…
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…
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…
Picture It! Teaching Visual-Spatial Learners
Davis Facilitator Crystal Punch has teamed with educator Betty Maxwell to write a new book geared to teachers and homeschoolers.…
Teacher Says “I Quit!”
He wanted to motivate his 2nd graders to be life-long learners -- but current trends in educational policy stand in his way.
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…
The neural signature of creativity
In 1980, Ron Davis realized that his mind was at its dyslexic worst when he was at his creative best.…
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…
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…
Research shows exercise helps with ADHD
In yet another case of a scientific study to prove what should be obvious, researchers now report that children with…