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…hopefully changes instruction that only makes learning easier. Remediation for dyslexia may be relatively quick (for instance two years), or longer, depending on extent of challenges and accompanying difficulties. What is clear is that for the vast majority of dyslexic students, incidental phonics instruction is not enough. Phonics (mapping sounds to letters) is commonly taught in some form to young…
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…or Elon Musk, but in some circles, he’s already there. Hailed as a “Legendary Chip Designer,” his CPU design career began with DEC when the mini-computer was an innovator of its time, but went on to continue innovating with his work driving the design of the “system-onchip” at AMD, then dual-core processors at a startup SiByte (with him as co-founder)….
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…think of any factors in common? Some people enjoy jobs where they may be faced with doing new things every day – whether it’s managing programs or people or working outdoors or on-site doing technical work. Some place a high priority on work autonomy, while others may prefer teamwork. WILL THIS NEW BUSINESS BE DYSLEXIA-FRIENDLY? It can be difficult knowing…
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…decodable readers (illustrated and not), teachers guides, word cards, and more. Another great collection of downloadable decodable books can be found at the link below. It’s the Core Knowledge series that are creative commons licensed. Some tutors and teachers may prefer non-illustrated decodable books only. Students do benefit by practice reading decodable books without pictures, but illustrated decodable books may…
…pursue specific testing to formally identify dyslexia. From NASP (National Association of School Psychologists) Online: “Research indicates that neither grade retention nor social promotion (the practice of promoting students with their same age-peers although they have not mastered current grade level content) is likely to enhance a child’s learning. Research and common sense both indicate that simply having a child…
…I bet so many people are way, way ahead of me, that a child’s self-esteem is the beginning and the end of living.” Recently, a community member recommended the book, Never Get Angry Again, by Dr. David Lieberman. In it, are many common sense principles that can help the process of getting beyond anger. David: “Studies show that our tendency…
