![Free Reading Resources for Teens [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Free-resources-for-teens-2-1-400x250.png)
It can be difficult to find free reading resources for middle and high school readers, but the non-profit SERP (Strategic Education Research Partnership) has a free engaging downloadable curriculum. The printed materials can also be purchased for classrooms. ...
![Study Hacking The Paper Driver’s License Test [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/STUDY-HACKING-THE-PAPER-DRIVERS-LICENSE-TEST-400x250.jpg)
The Washington state driver's license paper and pencil test can be a difficult one for dyslexic drivers. Having seen some of the sample questions, there's a lot more number trivia compared to the California test I passed many years ago. Whether you don't drink...
![Reading and Learning are About Thinking [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/READING-AND-LEARNING-ARE-ABOUT-THINKING-400x250.jpg)
"Then a strange thing happened. The more I started thinking about what we were studying, the easier it was to remember the facts. Facts began to stick in my head — and I didn’t even have to try to make it happen..." — Don Johnston, CEO After using Don...
![Non-Reading Ways to Recognize Dyslexia [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Non-Reading-Ways-to-Recognize-Dyslexia-Premium-400x250.jpg)
Last month, I was surprised when one of the teachers in our Dyslexia for Teachers course said that a writing sample couldn't lead anyone to suspect a student had dyslexia because dyslexia was a reading disorder. Of course, that statement is wrong. ...
![Visualizing for a Living [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Visualizing-for-a-Living-Premium-400x250.jpg)
“My mind is very visual: I can see anything in pictures, and I always visualize things. I can’t help it. It’s how I’m wired. So whatever you talk about, I’ll see pictures in my head. Very vivid, colorful, lifelike pictures. They aren’t still pictures. I can make them...
![The Voice Inside Your Head [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Voice-Inside-Your-Head-400x250.png)
“When I was eight years old, a school psychologist gave me a bit of advice about my brain. He said I may have a form of brain damage, and he wanted to send me to a special class. I was a classic dyslexic: I wasn't born with a good memory, and I couldn't concentrate;...
![Auto-Correct in Foreign Languages: Installing Additional Keyboards [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Installing-new-keyboard-400x250.jpg)
This morning, I was interviewing a dyslexic physician, Andrew Newman (we'll share his full story in another issue) and he happened to mention when he was working through Duolingo foreign language learning app that a pop-up occurred and asked him whether he might want...
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The assessment of dyslexic students and employees is in dire need for a reassessment itself. Many institutions have decided that the most expedient way to assess students, job and higher education applicants, employees, and licensed professionals is a timed...
![Working through Higher Math [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Working-through-Higher-Math-400x250.png)
"An algebra equation should have a physical meaning to it, and have good real world examples..." - Gary McGregor, PhD Gary McGregor has a a lot to say when it comes to math because he survived dropping out of high school, knowing only the basics of math...
![From High School Drop-Out to VP of Engineering [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/From-High-School-Dropout-April-2022-Premium-3-400x250.png)
There are some people who are so insightful into their cognitive processes that talking to them is pure gold. Gary MacGregor is one of those people - he's a VP of an electronic device company and recent PhD recipient from the University of Texas at Austin. He has a...
![If Your Student Can’t Write [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/If-your-student-cant-write-400x250.jpg)
If your student can't write, no matter what age - prepare yourself for the long haul because so much of schooling and even many aspects of hiring and work can require writing. When writing is difficult for students with dyslexia, it may be that they are having...
![More Free Leveled Texts and Reading Passages [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/More-Free-Leveled-Texts-400x250.jpg)
The grand-daddy of them all is still probably Readworks, but if you like to change things up with leveled reading, check out News in Levels (alas Newsela is no longer free) or Tween Tribune, run by the Smithsonian. If you do use Readworks, make sure you know...
