News & Views from Davis Dyslexia Association International
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.
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A recently published case study documents the progress of a fourth grade special education student who successfully used a modified
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Davis Symbol Mastery — the modeling of words in clay – is based on the principle that each word has
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Research shows that the most common word found in English-language books is “the.” Matjaž Perc at the University of Maribor in Slovenia
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Unflipping the Letters
It’s natural to confuse b and d — it is the unlearning of “mirror generalization” that’s hard. Here’s what scientists have discovered.
I felt like it was a miracle!
A young boy shares his experience with a Davis Dyslexia program.
Dysfunctional Science – How a study about dyslexia gets things wrong
Updated: Research shows differences in dyslexic brain function that are tied to dyslexic strengths, not a mental dysfunction.
Thinking with Clarity – 3D Thinking
A look at how three-dimensional thinking and perception can be tied to difficulties with reading and print. From New Zealand Davis
How do dyslexic brains work?
Animated video exploring the dyslexic thought process.