![Apps for Productivity and Organization [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Productivity-and-Organization-Apps-400x250.jpg)
How about apps for productivity and organization? Here are useful ones you can try. ToDoist is a popular to do list that is integrated with email, IFTTT, Dropbox, and Slack. It is free - premium and available on iOS and Android. For some...
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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...
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It was in the late 1970's that educational researchers began to question the practice of reading aloud different tasks as a way to make children more fluent readers. With this approach, every new day saw new challenges reading aloud for struggling readers so that they...
![Dyslexia-Friendly Technology: Customizing Your Web Reading And Listening [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dyslexia-Tech-e1622399510258.png)
With increased demands to read on phones and mobile devices, it's more important than ever to optimize web reading for dyslexic students and adults. There are 2 resources that you may want to check out. The first is an Unofficial Immersive Reader Chrome...
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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...
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Reading fluency is usually defined as an ability to read easily with little effort...with good accuracy, speed, expression, and comprehension. Reading fluency practice doesn't take the place of decoding work, but it can be an important step that makes it likely that a...
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Even if these are unprecedented frustrating times for instruction due to the pandemic, there are occasional upsides - like the increased availability of free resources about structured literacy now available on the web. In many respects, it's never been easier to...
With the rise in vaccinations, many schools have opened with a hybrid schedule which has some pros and cons for dyslexic students. ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS - GROUP PARTICIPATION and AUDIO The reduction in written assignments since of the start of the pandemic has...
![Spatial Intelligence: Developing One of the Dyslexic Super Powers [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Spatial-Intelligence-326x250.png)
Although spatial intelligence is often a "dyslexic super power" and associated with famous architects, filmmakers, inventors, and engineers, it gets surprising little education in K-12 education. What that might mean in a practical way is that many of...
"Early testing data from this fall seem to bear out that the pandemic has hit students harder in math than reading." With increasing numbers of the population getting vaccinated, there's hope for more normalcy, but chances are with all of the disruptions and stress,...
As education slowly drifts to a new normal, and parents take stock of where they are and what their priorities are in education, it is best to be aware of what to be on the lookout for because dyslexic students learn so differently. AUDITORY PROCESSING HURDLES...
![Talking Through MATH [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Talking-Through-Math-Dyslexia-318x250.png)
As the pandemic continues, more and more parents and tutors may find themselves supervising students’ math. For dyslexic students, the talking process can be especially valuable, but it may be difficult. If you are a parent or tutor helping explain a lesson or homework, it’s good to help your student talk through the steps of […]
