Dyslexia the Gift Blog

Research: Dyslexics have better picture-memory (updated)

Posted on March 29, 2019July 2, 2019 by Abigail Marshall

(Researchers puzzled by results) If you wanted to design a study to test the hypotheses that dyslexics tend to think

Reading Actively to your Dyslexic Child

Posted on March 28, 2019April 6, 2019 by Ayo Magwood

Read ACTIVELY and aloud to your children for at least 30 minutes each night until their homework load and extracurricular activities no longer allow time for it, which generally occurs sometime in middle school.

The Meds Don’t Work (Updated)

Posted on March 24, 2019July 2, 2019 by Abigail Marshall

A longitudinal study at Johns Hopkins University shows that children on medication for ADHD fared worse over time than unmedicated kids.

Research shows greater improvement from strength-based teaching

Posted on March 13, 2019March 14, 2019 by Abigail Marshall

A recently published study from Canada shows that dyslexic students improve with spelling at a significantly higher rate when taught

A Davis Story: Marcia Maust

Posted on February 26, 2019March 5, 2019 by DDAI

Marcia Maust is Davis Supervisor-Specialist and Davis Autism Training Supervisor. She is also the editor of The Dyslexic Reader. In

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.

The nonsense of teaching nonsense words

Posted on February 12, 2019March 3, 2019 by Abigail Marshall

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

From South Africa – Video Overview of Dyslexia Program

Posted on February 11, 2019February 26, 2019 by DDAI

Davis Dyslexia Association Africa has shared this engaging and informative video, answering common questions about dyslexia and providing a window into

“Flecks You’re Mined” – A different way to read

Posted on February 2, 2019February 26, 2019 by Hugh Rhodette

Millions of children and adults on this planet have difficulty reading. One of those people is my wonderful Wife. She

Book Review: Out of Autism

Posted on August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 by Abigail Marshall

Out of Autism takes the reader through each phase of the Davis Autism program, interweaving practical explanations with the accounts of the very different experiences of each of the children and adults that Dr. Cathy Dodge Smith has worked with.

How VR Can Help Dyslexic Students

Posted on June 6, 2018June 7, 2018 by Jeannie Bentley

VR developers are collaborating with institutions to explore the use of virtual reality as an effective educational tool. They are looking at how it can enhance learning, especially for students facing challenges like dyslexia.

5 Creative Writing Tools for Dyslexic Kids

Posted on March 26, 2018August 3, 2019 by Nancy Spektor

5 Creative writing tools for dyslexic kids A couple of months ago I finished my year-long teaching course at a

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