Dyslexic Secondary Schoolers’ Poems on Dyslexia
When dyslexic secondary school children at the Moon Hall School were assigned writing poems as homework, you can imagine what their first thoughts might be: me? Poetry? No way. I can tell you how I feel, but don't make me write it! But what they came up with was...
read moreIntegrated Kindergarten and Senior Centers a Big Hit
It sounds like something more at home in a dream than reality. Pre-K and Kindergarten classes sharing a building with a nursing home? The Grace Living Center in Tulsa is just that. 60 schoolchildren walk down the halls with 170 elders, called Grandpas and Grandmas....
read moreEncouraging Emotional Control in Children
I recently stumbled upon an interesting blog, Moments a Day, which explores honest and open parenting. I particularly enjoyed a recent article, 5 Activities to Help Children Develop Emotional Control. In it, the author explores teaching young children: to recognize...
read moreFamous Dyslexics: Mike Norris, Computacenter CEO
CEO Mike Norris runs Computacenter, Europe's largest reseller of computing goods. He's been an entrepreneur since his teenage years... and he has dyslexia. Norris was born and raised in Essex. He struggled with literacy as soon as he started school. However, he was...
read moreFamous Dyslexics: “The Sopranos” star Lorraine Bracco
The actress Lorraine Bracco, famous for her roles in Goodfellas and The Sopranos, has recently opened up about her struggles with dyslexia. Growing up, she felt "stupid and dumb" compared to her siblings. She struggled all the way through school with reading, writing,...
read moreResearch confirms Easyread approach to literacy for dyslexics
Recent research from Vanderbilt University has found that there are subtle differences in the brains of children with reading difficulties. http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/10/dyslexia-white-matter/ The article itself is quite technical, so here is the pertinent part...
read moreFamous Dyslexics: Sally Gardner Writes a Poem to Dyslexics Everywhere
We've written a post on the brilliant Sally Gardner before (for those of you who don't know, she's an award-winning British children's novelist with totally unique style of her own!). For Dyslexia Awareness Week, she put together a poem for dyslexic children and...
read moreDyslexia Awareness Week
It is Dyslexia Awareness Week this week and the latest statistic from Dyslexia Action is that "1 in 5 children are effectively excluded from the classroom due to reading difficulties". With 6 million people in the UK diagnosed with Dyslexia, it's a huge barrier for...
read moreReading much faster
Kais reading has definitely improved and when he is not tired is able to decode words well. His "fluency" is also improving and he can read much faster.
read moreFamous Dyslexics: Anita Roddick, Founder of The Body Shop
Anita Roddick was the founder of the wildly successful line of natural beauty products, The Body Shop. She was also dyslexic. Like many entrepreneurs, Roddick struggled with her reading and spelling, but had great vision and gumption for starting new things. Newly...
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