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Sneaky Free Ways To Get Kids Reading [Premium]
We all know the drill - we want kids to read so that reading gets easier so it's more fun to read, but it's too hard to read now, so they don't read, there's no practice, and reading comes to a standstill. So how can we get them to read? HELP THEM FIND...
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Emotional Resilience [Premium]
A Short Video on Building Personal Resilience ...
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Dyslexia and Stronger Emotional Responses [Premium]
Neuroscientists at the University of California San Francisco, just reported their finding that dyslexic children ages 7-12 showed stronger emotional responses as measured by a variety of measures than their non-dyslexic peers. From the study abstract: "..we...
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Processing Speed and Dyslexia [Premium]
"I’m still slow at reading but I’ve learned to adjust...while you will have dyslexia for the rest of your life, you can dart between the raindrops to get where you want to go. It will not hold you back.” - Steven Spielberg WHAT IS PROCESSING SPEED? Processing speed...
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Extraordinary Artist: Vincent [Premium]
"When you have dyslexia and you don't know that's what it is, you assume you're not intelligent — and your self-confidence is taken away." – Vincent Fantauzzo Vincent grew up in a crowded public housing flat with his mother and...
Reversing COVID Slide In MATH
"Early testing data from this fall seem to bear out that the pandemic has hit students harder in math than reading." With increasing numbers of the population getting vaccinated, there's hope for more normalcy, but chances are with all of the disruptions and stress,...
In Memoriam: Patience Thomson
"Thomson played a leading role in the slow transition from the condition being perceived as a learning difficulty to the championing of many dyslexic children as creatively gifted. She liked to recall showing a child a picture of a dinosaur and asking him what letter...
Challenges of Pandemic Learning For Dyslexic Students
As education slowly drifts to a new normal, and parents take stock of where they are and what their priorities are in education, it is best to be aware of what to be on the lookout for because dyslexic students learn so differently. AUDITORY PROCESSING HURDLES...
Real World Learning with Dr. Glenn Sterner
In our interview with CEO Brett Kopf, he told us that the experience of being part of the Bailey Scholar program at Michigan State University was life changing in terms of finding a positive future for himself. He told me that his advisor was a really inspirational...
Chat with Co-Founder of Remind, Brett Kopf
"I like to tell people I started the company in fifth grade. That's a lie. But, I was diagnosed with a bunch of learning disabilities as a kid and I really struggled in school. I had this teacher that totally changed my life, named Miss Whitefield. My parents were...
The Remarkable Maya Hawke
Maya was recently interviewed by Scott Simon for NPR and we loved that she pushed back on the phrase "suffer with dyslexia": "SIMON: I have read that your - that you suffer from dyslexia. HAWKE: I wouldn't say suffer. I would say it is, like, one of the great...
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Tips From Hannah: College Junior with a 4.0 [Premium]
KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS – SELF-ADVOCATE – Early in group work, let your fellow students know that you’re dyslexic. Say, “I’m dyslexic, so I can’t read or write well, but I’m creative and can come up with ideas.” – Don’t be afraid of asking students to read things for you. You can help more if people […]
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