After being diagnosed with severe dyslexia in year two, student Amy Grant was facing an uphill battle. She was receiving D grades until getting the support she needed to start earning A-C grades after attending the Writhlington School. From there she was offered a college course where she excelled under the guidance of her tutor. […]
Dawn Neiman has known for years that more needs to be done for students with dyslexia, so she decided to create her own summer program. The intensive five week program features a teacher-student ratio of almost 1 to 1. Students have made phenomenal progress, jumping multiple grade levels. Neiman is still calling on the public […]
This article centers around the shame and confusion that dyslexic students can feel in high school. It features a student who thought she struggled with spelling and just did not like reading throughout her school years until a high school English teacher suggested she get tested for dyslexia. After being diagnosed with dyslexia, she began […]
Born with a congenital heart defect, Keenan Jones faced life saving surgeries as a child that deprived his brain of oxygen. Speech and reading problems challenged him throughout his school years and his dyslexia has continued to make reading difficult for him, even today. Against the odds, however, Keenan found his passion and talent in […]
This article is about the History of Dyslexia written from the perspective of an individual who has lived with it. It provides a brief, but detailed, account of the evolution of both the terminology and understanding of Dyslexia. There is a chronological history of when Dyslexia was discovered and the impact certain professionals had on […]
Any student suffering from Dyslexia is more than able to be a great reader and writer. Unfortunately schools do not have the facilities and funds to diagnose and help each child on a one and one basis. Here are some tips from strong students who suffer from this troubling disability who manage to continuously be […]
This article tells us different healthy packed food options that are available for busy mothers to prepare for their growing children with certain learning barriers. Options ranging from fruits prepared like sushi rolls, or even how to better preserve the foods for your youngster, are described in this informative and entertaining article!
This article list seven applications namely vBookz PDF Voice Reader, SoundLiteracy, Openweb, Mod math, Dyslexia Quest Oz Phonics and Inspiration Maps that can benefit children with Dyslexia. From helping diagnose to applications that can help make reading and learning easier. Even introducing a new internet browser that can rearrange the fonts to better suit the […]
Dyscalculia, a disability impacting a student’s ability to perform mathematical operations, has the potential to cause critical issues with scholastic achievement. While thought to only affect math, new research has shown that this type of deficit can impact more than one learning domain. The study finds that 57% of students with dyscalculia also have a […]
Dyscalculia, a lesser known learning disability than dyslexia, affects a person’s ability to do some aspects of math. This article compares dyscalculia rates in preterm babies, who were born before the pregnancies are full term, do not have a higher incidence of dyscalculia than their full-term counterparts. It also discusses the difficulty in measuring dyscalculia […]
