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Happy Anniversary Reyn Guyer – Inventor of Twister, Nerf, and Winsor Learning

Happy Anniversary to Reyn Guyner, the inventor of Twister, Nerf, and Winsor Learning. 50 years ago, Twister made it to the Tonight Show, and the rest was history for this dyslexic Toy Hall of Fame member. By Fernette Eide

Laura Lurns Last updated October 28, 2016 · 1 min read

Dyslexia is one of the most common challenges that special education teachers face today. There is currently a push for increased social and cultural awareness of the needs of these children. With this push have come more awareness and more resources to help these children succeed. Reyn Guyer, inventor of popular kids’ games, has been very active in creating resources for children with dyslexia.

The link to dyslexia from the inventor of Twister and the Nerf ball seems farfetched, they connect and are important. The use of special and simple tools to teach a child with dyslexia is key to their ability to learn. The short article has a link to a dyslexia site and their free newsletters which are filled with information about teaching the dyslexic child.

Reyn Guyer was inducted into the toy and game inventors’ Hall of Fame in 1986 for creating the Nerf Ball and Twister. He was dyslexic himself and wanted to give back to the dyslexic community. Reyn created the Winsor Learning system to help parents and instructors to teach children with dyslexia to read. His method is used by over 40,000 educators today in public schools.

Key takeaways

Reyn Guyer invited the game Twister and the Nerf ball and he was dyslexic.
Dyslexic inventors often have 4 mind strengths.
Guyer wanted to give back to the dyslexic community so he invented Windsor Learning.

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