Famous Dyslexics: This CEO has dyslexia and ADHD… and doesn’t do email!
Famous Dyslexics: This CEO has dyslexia and ADHD... and doesn't do any email! by Sarah Forrest|| 18 May 2017 CEO Selim Bassoul runs Middleby Corp., a massive kitchen supply goods maker based in Illinois. He runs this massive operation without email, without constant...
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Siblings impact child outcomes as much as parents
Siblings impact child outcomes as much as parents by Sarah Forrest|| 10 May 2017 Dr. Mark Feinberg, the lead investigator of Penn State University’s Siblings Are Special Project, runs a social research study into sibling rivalry and its affects on individual children...
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Sight Words Are Out
Sight Words Are Out: New psychological study by Sarah Forrest|| 4 May 2017 The National Institute of Literacy's Results 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress told us that "more than one-third of 4th graders (and an even higher number of our at-risk...
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Famous Dyslexics: Justin Theroux
Famous Dyslexics: Actor/screenwriter Justin Theroux by Sarah Forrest|| 3 May 2017 Actor and screenwriter Justin Theroux is known for his work on Iron Man 2, Zoolander 2, Tropic Thunder, and more recently as an actor in the popular HBO series The Leftovers. He is...
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Famous Dyslexics: Bella Thorne
Famous Dyslexics: Bella Thorne by Sarah Forrest|| 26 April 2017 Bella Thorne, an American actress and singer who started out her career as a young teen, is one of the most outspoken dyslexia advocates in Hollywood. Despite her young age (19 at the time of this...
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How Kids’ Chores Lead to Success in Life
How Kids' Chores Lead to Success in Life by Sarah Forrest|| 19 April 2017 In the Harvard Grant Study, a 75-year-old social research project that is still ongoing, sociologists have pinpointed two keys to success in life: Love Work ethic And how did that vital second...
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Famous Dyslexics: Duncan Goodhew Olympic Swimmer
Famous Dyslexics: Olympic Swimmer Duncan Goodhew by Sarah Forrest|| 18 April 2017 Double Olympic medalist Duncan Goodhew won gold and bronze for Britain in the 1980 Moscow Olympcs. He is famous for his alopecia universalis -- he has no hair anywhere on his body due to...
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Famous Dyslexics: Octavia Spencer
Famous Dyslexics: Octavia Spencer by Sarah Forrest|| 4 April 2017 Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer has recently shared her experiences growing up as a gifted student with a learning challenge: dyslexia. "I was a dyslexic child and am a dyslexic adult; that...
read moreMr Rogers Taught Us How to Treat Children with Dignity
Mr Rogers Taught Us How to Treat Children with Dignity by Sarah Forrest|| 29 March 2017 A recent article I read pointed out something fascinating that made Mr Rogers (of the longstanding children's show Mr Rogers' Neighborhood) so successful at captivating children....
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Reading to dogs can help build confidence
Reading with dogs can help strugglers gain confidence by Sarah Forrest|| 22 March 2017 The parent of a struggling reader recently told us that her daughter had a very special experience that we may not have heard of before. Her local library had a program where...
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