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Dyslexia Advocacy Week 2014: Steven Spielberg discusses his dyslexia for the first time ever, on 12 September, 2012 – Interview by Quinn Bradlee
Another inspirational interview by Quinn Bradlee, this time with director Steven Spielberg and finding the missing piece of the puzzle, dyslexia.
My Joey …. Poster child for Dyslexia? CT Mirror wrote a great article … Thx for giving him a voice!! Now let’s see if we can get this signed into law! #ctmirror #newsjunkie #dyslexia #goodboy #lovemyboy #proudmama #itstime #changeisconing
Another state introducing dyslexia legislation!
Dyslexia can affect many areas outside of reading. For example, music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9oSlbuPW5io
My son has gone through 3 instruments... Maybe this would help?
March 15th - #showme1in5
March 15th – #showme1in5
My selfie for #showme1in5
On March 15 Decoding Dyslexia are raising awareness on dyslexia through the hashtag #showme1in5. 1 in 5 American’s are believed to have dyslexia. Although I am outside of the USA, I wanted to show solidarity with dyslexics around the world by creating my own 1 in 5 photo!
“On March 15th, join us in raising awareness for the 1 in 5! Write out 1 in 5 on your hand or face,…
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Raising awareness of dyslexia!
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Dyslexia: It's Not The End
Dyslexia: It’s Not The End
Dickslexia Dyslexia is a learning disability which effects one in five people, right from childhood. Dyslexia is not a problem with the eyes. So no eye test can ‘fix’ dyslexia for you. It’s a learning disability, wherein the person faces difficulty in reading and writing. A lot of times people confuse this with a person being intellectually weak and someone with a low I.Q. You can never be more…
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Our new issue is out! Featuring Lee Fang and Susan Freinkel’s investigation into the pesticide industry and Frederick Schwarz on fixing our broken intelligence system.
The Dyslexia Institute of Indiana has a summer camp to help struggling readers: Camp Delafield. Spaces are limited and filling fast! http://www.diin.org/how-we-help-you/camp-delafield/
Summer camp for dyslexic kids!
UNESCO has informed us that, globally, a child born to a mother who can read is 50% more likely to survive past the age of 5 than a child born to a mother who cannot. Literacy not only has implications for an individual child but for society and later generations as well. All parents want their children to grow up successfully and live fun, happy, and productive lives, and the ability to read plays a role in the fun, happy, and productive life of a successful citizen.
Susan R. Easterbrooks, The Challenge of Literacy for Deaf Children. From the new site, Raising and Educating Deaf Children.
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Smithsonian experts find e-readers can make reading easier for those with dyslexia
As e-readers grow in popularity as convenient alternatives to traditional books, researchers at the Smithsonian have found that convenience may not be their only benefit. The team discovered that when e-readers are set up to display only a few words per line, some people with dyslexia can read more easily, quickly and with greater comprehension. Their findings are published in the Sept. 18 issue of the journal PLOS ONE.
An element in many cases of dyslexia is called a visual attention deficit. It is marked by an inability to concentrate on letters within words or words within lines of text. Another element is known as visual crowding—the failure to recognize letters when they are cluttered within the word. Using short lines on an e-reader can alieviate these issues and promote reading by reducing visual distractions within the text.
"At least a third of those with dyslexia we tested have these issues with visual attention and are helped by reading on the e-reader," said Matthew H. Schneps, director of the Laboratory for Visual Learning at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and lead author of the research. "For those who don’t have these issues, the study showed that the traditional ways of displaying text are better."
An earlier study by Schneps tracked eye movements of dyslexic students while they read, and it showed the use of short lines facilitated reading by improving the efficiency of the eye movements. This second study examined the role the small hand-held reader had on comprehension, and found that in many cases the device not only improved speed and efficiency, but improved abilities for the dyslexic reader to grasp the meaning of the text.
The team tested the reading comprehension and speed of 103 students with dyslexia who attend Landmark High School in Boston. Reading on paper was compared with reading on small hand-held e-reader devices, configured to lines of text that were two-to-three words long. The use of an e-reader significantly improved speed and comprehension in many of the students. Those students with a pronounced visual attention deficit benefited most from reading text on a handheld device versus on paper, while the reverse was true for those who did not exhibit these issues. The small screen on a handheld device displaying few words (versus a full sheet of paper) is believed to narrow and concentrate the reader’s focus, which controls visual distraction.
"The high school students we tested at Landmark had the benefit of many years of exceptional remediation, but even so, if they have visual attention deficits they will eventually hit a plateau, and traditional approaches can no longer help," said Schneps. "Our research showed that the e-readers help these students reach beyond those limits."
These findings suggest that this reading method can be an effective intervention for struggling readers and that e-readers may be more than new technological gadgets: They also may be educational resources and solutions for those with dyslexia.
My son loves reading on his iPod
Blind to the Difference by serenity22
Powerful image!
Listening to Lyn Pollard from Decoding Dyslexia TX at the #DDSM14 Social Media Conference!
Illinois Education Committee Testimony 2-26-14
My name is Angela Baronello and I am the parent of a nine year old son with dyslexia. Unknowingly, our journey with dyslexia began when Lucas was just 18 months old and not speaking. We began speech therapy and he made wonderful progress. He was such a bright inquisitive little boy and even the speech therapist labeled him as gifted with a huge vocabulary. We were so excited to send him to kindergarten fully expecting him to excel, but he didn't. He began to act out and became a distraction in the classroom. He complained of stomach aches everyday and I forced him out the door in tears. The teachers didn't have any answers except that he didn't pay attention and we should really talk to our doctor about attention issues. Near the end of first grade, as I was pushing him out the door to catch the bus, again in tears, I kneeled down and promised him we would find an answer to why he was struggling. We found a neuropsychologist who was able to diagnose him with dyslexia and told the school they needed to use a multi-sensory systematic language program. They didn't have someone at the school he was in, so we hired a teacher at the school he would be headed too the next year to start tutoring right away. Within weeks, the lightbulb started to flicker with Lucas. He started reading by the beginning of second grade and has made huge gains. We are in a constant struggle with his school however to keep him in the reading program that works so well. As soon as he begins to reach grade level, they pull him out and wait for him to fall behind again before putting him back in. They only have a couple teachers in the district certified in this reading program and it's an ongoing fight to get him what he needs. Over the past few years I've met many parents who have not been as lucky as us. Who don't have the courage to fight their school district, or the money to get an outside diagnosis and tutoring for their child. Years are lost and their children fall further and further behind. A child's success comes down to the parents who have the ability to fight the system and the ones who don't. Dyslexia effects 1 in 5 children, nearly 400,000 Illinois students.
