![Multisensory Learning – Listen, Watch, and Do [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Multisensory-Learning-16-scaled-e1626615865398-400x250.jpg)
Multisensory learning is often considered the gold standard for dyslexic students. Technology can help by converting text to speech, adding pictures, or adding some action to what otherwise might be a passive task. READING When it comes to...
![Dyslexic Talents in STEM: Chemistry [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Chemistry-3-400x250.png)
"Through most of high school, I hated math and science. It wasn’t until my senior year when I took AP statistics and AP chemistry that I discovered that I enjoyed solving challenging analytical problems. After I graduate in May, I plan to pursue a graduate degree in...
![Managing Information with Concept Maps [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Concept-Map-400x250.jpg)
Although many people may use the terms "concept map" and "mind map" interchangeably, mind maps tend to be simpler, relating information to a central topic, whereas concept maps seek to cover more complex subjects, relating different parts to each other. Concept maps...
![Hands-on Math and Games with Ronit Bird [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Math-Games-5-400x250.png)
Recently, I discovered the math activities of Ronit Bird. Ronit Bird is the author of several books about Dyscalculia. She has helpful tips for parents and teachers about concrete manipulatives and building up a sense of number through activities more than...
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Here is a nice overview of cognitive load theory - the only downside is due to some ads, but that's YouTube for you. Everyone is susceptible to cognitive overload, but overload increases with stress (pandemic anyone?), younger age, and dyslexia. Some people...
"The book begins by describing the strengths and weaknesses of creative thinkers who have dyslexia. It outlines the reasons that they may struggle in science and gives examples of specific areas of the school science curriculum that are often very challenging for...
![The Double Whammy: Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Dysgraphia-and-Dyscalculia-400x250.png)
What happens when a student has both dyscalculia and dysgraphia? Be prepared for an educational path that has a timing of its own. Dysgraphia often accompanies dyslexia, but dyscalculia too. If you or your student has two or three out of these 3 "d's" be prepared for...
![Quick or Slow Remediation? [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Untitled-design-18-400x250.png)
The learning challenges of dyslexia can be very mild or quite severe, but the severity of challenges are not the sole determination of whether remediation will be quick or slow. Once we visited an elite private school for dyslexia on the East Coast. Their aim...
![Algebra: What Students See and What Mathematicians See [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Algebra-1-400x250.png)
Ben Orlin is the author of Math with Bad Drawings and Change is the only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World. Besides have a good sense of humor, Ben is good at recognizing the differences in the way students and...
![Writing: Elaboration [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2020-01-02-at-9.39.30-PM-400x250.png)
If you were to compare dyslexic and non-dyslexic university students in writing, it's usually the case, that on average, dyslexic students write fewer words and fewer words that are polysyllabic. The reasons are several; slowness with word retrieval, writing, and...
![How Not To Give Up On Learning A Second Language [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Second-Language-400x250.png)
Learning second languages are difficult for many dyslexic students; foreign language waivers or substitutions are common, but in spite of this, many can learn other languages and even multiple languages if the goal is conversation. Writing and spelling second and...
![Diagramming Math [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/math-diagram-400x250.png)
When we tested older students in our clinic who were in college on STEM tracks, I often asked students who were proficient in mathematics, what strategies were most helpful to them. Many of them found their own ways of solving problems - often using spatial and mental...
