![[PREMIUM] IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Gifted Dyslexic Students in High School and University](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/naassom-azevedo-Q_Sei-TqSlc-unsplash_In-their-own-words-400x250.jpg)
A research project recently interviewed gifted dyslexic students in high school and college and asked them about the ways they did and didn't learn best. WHAT DIDN'T WORK - SCHOOL Copying Copying things over and over didn't help with memorization. Reading Aloud...
Michael Shainblum is a photographer/filmmaker who specializes in a wide range of photography including night-cap, aerial, travel, adventure and more. Michael: "As a kid, a lot of people would succeed in certain ways that I couldn't. It took me a really long time to...
"Apprentices at the Eli Whitney Museum learn to work with their hands." Bill Brown leads 'tinkering' workshops at the Eli Whitney Museum. Students ages 13-18 become apprentices where they receive a stipend and learn how to use master tools and conduct workshops for...
"I believe that not being able to read has offered me some fabulous opportunities to see the world differently. " Clark Mishler Clark Mishler is one of the most sought-after photographers in Alaska and one of the top assignment photographers in the country. Thanks to...
Great question. The degree of accommodations and or modifications should be individualized. SPELLCHECK Severely dyslexic students may need to dictate written work or keyboard work using spelling check. One favorite teacher of ours told us that she had a breakthrough...
If you haven't heard John Corcoran's story, it's a great one. He became a teacher, never knowing how to read, getting by through good social skills, athletic ability, and cheating with the help of friends. He even taught for 17 years (showing more films and visuals...
I had a great chance to catch up with uber-talented Krista Weltner yesterday. If you haven't watched her recent Master's work Partially Compensated, check it out now. When we posted it to our Facebook feed, here are some of the comments: "Ok, that made me cry....
I recently had a chance to chat with Yvette Blaess, a lovely young woman who is a model and actress and recent finalist in the Miss World America Pageant. She has also been an advocate for dyslexia and ADD and her personal story is one of gutsiness, perserverance, and...
Why is this guy smiling? This is author and publisher Douglas Abrams who has an instant New York Times Bestseller on his hands - The Book of Joy - but that's not all. He's also founded Idea Architects, a company helping "visionaries create a wiser, healthier, and more...
Many students with dyslexia thrive with discovery-based learning and learning from exceptions. Learning from first-hand experiences stimulates personal memory, motivation (novelty),...
![America’s Greatest Designers, CHUCK HARRISON [PREMIUM]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-01-at-9.00.20-PM.jpg)
Chuck Harrison‘s designs are so ubiquitous that it’s said that every household in America has something designed by him. Growing up in rural Louisiana, Chuck’s first attempts at design involved the building of a “skate box” when he attached wheels to an old two-by-four, creating an early version of a skateboard. Chuck’s father was […]
Well, maybe not invincible, but you know what we mean. There's a new idea circulating among business leaders and entrepreneurs. It's not mindset or grit, but of course those are important. It's rejection therapy. Some people think part of the reason for higher than...
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