![Question: Does Note-Taking with Spellcheck Help or Hinder Students with Dyslexia ? [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-10.45.17-AM.jpg)
It’s a question that arises commonly – does spellchecking for students help or hinder when it comes to students and spelling? The concern is that allowing students to use spellcheck on a regular basis in the long run may prevent them learning correct spellings. Should age matter or the presence of dyslexia? What about working […]
![Dyslexia Journal Club – Spelling Strategies – What Does Research Say? [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shutterstock_357545264.jpg)
In a recent paper from Montreal, research tested dyslexic students ages 9-11 to see which spelling strategies were more effective. The most common strategy children use to spell is phonological, whether they are or aren’t dyslexic. The other common strategies children use for spelling are visuol-orthographic, analogy, and backup. The phonological strategy used phoneme-grapheme correspondence. […]
![Can Gifted Kids with Dyslexia Fly at School? – When Tests and Schools Fall Short [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/shutterstock_281110997.jpg)
I recently came across Bobby Gilman’s article on the critical issues facing twice-exceptional or Gifted LD students at school. It’s an ambitious paper for sure, but provides a solid big picture view of the challenges that 2E students face in their pursuit of an appropriate education. The challenges include states drastically scaling back services for students […]
![Latest Research: Advances in our Understanding of Dyslexia, ADHD, and Giftedness [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/brain-pixabay.jpg)
It’s long been known that Dyslexia and ADD / ADHD have high rates of overlaps or “co-morbidities”. Dyslexia and ADHD co-occur 30-50% of the time (Germano, 2010) and only 40% of children with dyslexia and 20% of children with ADD/ADHD have it in isolation (Wilcutt and Pennington, 2000). Science has progressed on many fronts over […]
