News & Views from Davis Dyslexia Association International
Educators use the term “orthographic mapping” to describe the way that written words are etched into long-term memory. Once a person has “mapped” a word, they will be able to recognize the word instantly by sight
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All I wanted was for my son to become a reader. I wanted him to be able to read easily and automatically, without effort.
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Parents seeking help for their dyslexic kids usually have one question uppermost in their minds: will it work?
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Practice makes perfect. Better said, practice makes progress. Learning a new skill requires repetition to automate it. Similarly, every beginner
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Strengths Versus Weaknesses
So often when reading about dyslexia one reads and hears only the negative impacts, the struggles and difficulties dyslexic individuals can
A Mother’s Path to Discovery
Book Review: Reversed, a memoir, by Lois Letchford. A mother’s quest to help her dyslexic son.
Why Dyslexics Don’t Have A Bad Memory: Research vs Myth
Maybe you’ve heard it before– “Dyslexics have a bad memory”–but this isn’t completely true. Let’s look to science (Baddeley’s model of
How to spot trouble with trigger words
Dyslexia: how to tell if someone is having difficulty with trigger words In this video I continue to discuss why people
The Dyslexic Statistic
Dyslexia is a common neurodiversity that is ever or omnipresent across all cultures, ages, and societies. Worldwide statistics emphasise than one