Dyslexic Inventions: The CD
James Russell (1931) is the American inventor responsible for inventing and patenting the technology behind compact discs or CDs, called ‘optical digital recording and playback’. He produced the first operating prototype in 1973. This technology also provided the...
read moreDyslexia and Cupcakes
An Australian newspaper recently published a story on a severely dyslexic woman who dropped out of school at the age of 16 due to her literacy difficulties. Daniela Boutros left academia behind in favor of the cupcake business. She persevered through several business...
read moreFactoid Friday: £6m grant brings neuroscience into school
Fact: The Wellcome Trust and Education Endowment Foundation has put forward £6 million towards researching how students' brains process learning. The Foundation has expressed concerns that many of the interventions and practices used in schools are either...
read moreCase Study: Reading plateau, blending difficulties, guessing
Not being able to read forced lively Logan to go inside his shell. Mum was stumbling in the dark too with knowing how to help. But Easyread allowed them to see a light at the end of the tunnel… The Problem Despite being a late talker, Logan had always been a confident...
read moreCase Study: Retained reflexes, dyslexia, dygraphia
"During the summer holidays this year, we decided to arrange for Sammy to meet up with a Speech Therapist in France and Caroline Hurst a Behavioural Optometrist working in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.Both meetings confirmed that Sammy has some measurable difficulties...
read moreWe are making positive steps now, thank you…
My husband and I are seeing real improvements in Dan's reading and writing. He attempts to read signs, packaging, texts all the time now. We went to Dubai for the weekend and Dan could read all the airport signs, water park signs, menus etc. This is the first we've...
read moreFamous Dyslexics: Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves is best known for his role in The Matrix as protagonist Neo. He also has played starring roles in the films Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures and Much Ado About Nothing. And Reeves has dyslexia. He was born to a British mother and Hawaiian father in...
read moreThree kids, three successes!
"All three of my children are using Easyread as our primary reading program. All three children are both gifted and dyslexic - quite a combination. I have been amazed at the progress thus far. Agent J is in third grade this year and with Easyread his reading has...
read moreCase Study: Lack of interest in reading, tears, frustration
Hannah was stuck in a reading rut as a self-professed non-reader before Easyread. Nowadays, she can’t get enough! The Problem Year 1 was a breeze for Hannah. She could easily devour most of the books in the classroom and the school had no concerns. Fast forward a year...
read moreFamous Dyslexics: NFL Athlete Jovan Haye
Jovan Haye is a NFL football player who was drafted right out of university into the Carolina Panthers. He has recently published a book about the challenges of his upbringing, including his severe dyslexia. Haye was born in Jamaica and raised in Florida, where his...
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