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Powerful statement from Decoding Dyslexia - UT.

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A strong advocate can completely change the outcome for a child who learns differently by getting them the help they need. Check out upcoming courses on education advocacy, available in-person or online. Classes start Sept. 27! http://bit.ly/1pLQKxB

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We need to change the SYSTEM to fit our kids with dyslexia and other learning differences, not change our kids to fit the system.

#dyslexia #learning disability #education #edchat

Just because your learning style is different from the mainstream doesn't mean your way is any less valid.

#dyslexia #learning disabilities #reading #audiobooks #motivation

Combine DYSLEXIA with DIABETES and what do you get? DETERMINATION. Here's the story of Angelina Mazzanti, a remarkable young artist whose installations show how she perceives things when she reads and writes.

#dyslexia #learning disability #artist #diabetes

Learning Ally’s California-based Parent Support Specialist, Jennifer Biang, has a unique perspective to offer fellow parents. “My daughter, Violet, has dyslexia,” she says, “and I also have dyslexia. That’s right; it does not come from the water, but from genetics.” Click on the photo to read Jennifer's story.

Mom Debbie Salazar went through a gut-wrenching ordeal as she tried to get help for her 8-year-old son Josh, who has dyslexia. Fortunately, after finding the right support the family was able to turn Josh’s stress and tears back into smiles.

#dyslexia #special education #parenting #education #edchat

Mom Debbie Salazar, whose son Josh has dyslexia, says: “A good story can take you to another world, but the books that suit Josh’s interest level, like Percy Jackson, are well beyond his sight-reading skill level. If he were forced to read books that were at his skill level, he would be bored. So to give him access to audiobooks is indescribable.”

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“Dyslexia CAN be properly addressed by schools. There is no excuse not to.” Leading dyslexia experts Sally E. Shaywitz, M.D. and Bennett A. Shaywitz, M.D. shared their support for Rep. Bill Cassidy’s resolution, which urges schools to address the impact of dyslexia on students across the U.S. They added that the resolution “represents a giant step forward for everyone and anyone who cares about dyslexia.”

#dyslexia #advocacy #learning disability #reading #edchat

Diagnosed with severe dyslexia as an elementary school student, Dustin Henderson struggled well below grade level in reading and writing -- even as he shined in math and science. Refusing to be defined by his disability, he went on to graduate as valedictorian of his high school and at age 19 is finishing a successful freshman year at Oregon Institute of Technology. @Learning_Ally #NAA14

#dyslexia #learning disabilities #audiobooks #special education #Oregon Institute of Technology #Madras

From 19-year-old Dustin Henderson, a Learning Ally National Achievement Award winner who is dyslexic and graduated as the valedictorian of his high school class in Oregon: "Before Learning Ally, reading was a chore. I just couldn’t do it. I always loved listening to books, because I grew up with my parents reading to me, and it just came to life. But then when it came for me to read by myself it didn’t work like that. And then the first tool I had as a fifth grader was just a text to speech software, and the voice was too mechanical. It didn’t really come to life like it did with Learning Ally. So the natural voices just make a huge difference. "Listening to a book with a human voice definitely makes the details pop, but also at the same time you get the overall picture, and it really just makes the books come to life. "If I could meet all the volunteers, I’d definitely let them know that what they do is something magical, because they just bring the books to life. They bring the text off the page, and they really made me be able to get where I am today. So that’s truly something that they should be proud of." You can learn more about Dustin's journey at his page on the NAA website: https://naa.learningally.org/dustinhenderson/

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Dyslexia School Struggles with Dr. Selznick

Tune in tomorrow for a jargon-free, easy to understand look at complex dyslexia and LD issues with Dr. Richard Selznick, a school psychologist, author and professor. Tuesday 4/1 at 8 p.m. EST on The Coffee Klatch online talk radio. http://bit.ly/1khJ7cM

#dyslexia #edchat #ld #learning difference

"I can state with the utmost honesty that my life did not truly begin until the day I became totally blind," says 30-year-old Luis Fontanez, Jr. Fontanez is a graduate student at Penn State University who aspires to help fellow students who have disabilities. Read more here: https://www.learningally.org/luis-fontanez-jr/

#disabilities #Blind #blindness #graduate school

$6,000 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WITH PRINT DISABILITIES: Learning Ally members should apply by March 1, 2014 for the National Achievement Awards. Visit http://naa.learningally.org/apply/ for guidelines and details. Above, meet Dustin Henderson, a student from Oregon who has dyslexia -- one of this year's six top national achievers who will be honored at Learning Ally's NAA Gala in Washington, DC on April 27.

#blindness #dyslexia #learning disabilities #scholarships #college #financial aid

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Suddenly, a new idea is gaining steam: that computer science should count as a foreign language credit. A bill is moving forward in the Kentucky senate that would allow high school students to take computer programming classes for a foreign language credit. New Mexico, too, introduced...

Free Webinar "A Guiding Plan to Help Dyslexic Children Thrive" Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 1pm-2pm EST-- Barbara Steinberg's philosophy for helping children with dyslexia thrive encompasses three ideas: LEARN. ACCOMMODATE. INSPIRE. With appropriate and effective remediation, accommodation, inspiration and support, there is unlimited potential for success. Read more and register at: conta.cc/1bkDq8o

#webinar #dyslexia #Decoding Dyslexia #education #LD

Happy New Year 2014 to our cherished members, parents, teachers, volunteers, supporters, staff and friends! May your year ahead be full of reading, learning and joyful discoveries.

Appearing in the photo above, our friend Skye Malik, mastermind of The Paco Project, which has just surpassed its goal of raising $25,000 to benefit students with dyslexia in New York City. What a great way to usher in the New Year! http://thepacoproject.org/home.aspx

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