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Exercises during pre-school age may prevent dyslexia by GoToSee Healthy Living Professional

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Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 11:03am The characteristics of linguistic development in children are the early signs of the risk of developing reading and writing disabilities i.e. dyslexia. Exercises may prove an effective way to tackle the challenges faced by children when they first learn to read, new Finnish research suggests. The research looked at how to predict dyslex ... Read on »

OH School Districts Chosen for Dyslexia Pilot Project by Shelley Dannenberg Patient Expert

Posted Tue 14 Aug 2012 10:12pm Eight OH schools were recently chosen to participate in a pilot project beginning this fall that will evaluate the effectiveness of early screening(in kindergarten) and research-based reading intervention programs for children showing signs of dyslexia. This pilot project was created through House Bill 96, enacted last December. The distri ... Read on »

Two More States Passed Dyslexia Law! by Shelley Dannenberg Patient Expert

Posted Tue 11 May 2010 12:00am Hawaii and New Jersey have passed dyslexia law! The time is now to let our OH representatives know that we wish to pass a dyslexia law in OH! Locate your representative here . This law would mandate teacher training in all OH colleges, early screening for dyslexia in our schools, and research-based intervention for stude ... Read on »

Dyslexia questions by JohnL Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sat 23 Apr 2005 12:00am Under the title, Education Matters: Dyslexia: The Hidden Learning Difference,” Jayne Matthews of the Baltimore Times describes her son’s difficulties in learning to read. Thanks to help from a private center, the boy learned to read after three years of troubles. Following her account of this story, Ms. Matthews turns the remainder of ... Read on »

Golf celebrity dyslexia by JohnL Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sun 29 Jan 2006 12:00am J. B. Holmes overcame dyslexia to advance through college before quitting school to begin pursuing a career as a golfer, according to Damon Hack writing in the New York (NY, US) Times. Mr. Hack leads with an illustration of a bad shot Mr. Holmes made when practicing as a youth and connects this to his difficulty with completing school work ... Read on »

Dyslexia Children's Book by Shelley Dannenberg Patient Expert

Posted Mon 17 Aug 2009 11:33pm I am proud and happy to introduce my children's book, I Have Dyslexia. What Does That Mean? This book was written with my daughter. It is intended to give dyslexic children a voice and parents and teachers a tool to use to discuss dyslexia with their children or students. As the new school year rapidly approaches, I hope you will f ... Read on »

Dyslexia Children's Book by Shelley Dannenberg Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:03pm I am proud and happy to introduce my children's book, I Have Dyslexia. What Does That Mean? This book was written with my daughter. It is intended to give dyslexic children a voice and parents and teachers a tool to use to discuss dyslexia with their children or students. As the new school year rapidly approaches, I hope you will ... Read on »

Dyslexia Impacts Math by Shelley Dannenberg Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Mar 2012 12:00am According to an article entitled, The Impact of Dyslexia on Math" by Rosalind W. Rothman, Ed.D., Director, Language and Learning Associates & Claire Lavin, Ph.D., Professor, College of New Rochelle, "The mastery of the symbolic language of mathematics involves many verbal cognitive processes that can be affected by dyslexia. Ignoring the impac ... Read on »

Early identification of dyslexia ... by Shelley Dannenberg Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:41pm Early identification of dyslexia is imperative. Colorado and Mississippi pass new legislation mandating that schools screen children for dyslexia! To read more about the Colorado legislation go to: www.dys-add.com/CODyslexiaBill.pdf To read more about the Mississippi legislation go to: www.dys-add.com/MSDyslexiaScreen ... Read on »

Recognizing dyslexia by VidyaSury Facebook

Posted Thu 25 Nov 2010 12:00am Dyslexia is a problem that makes it difficult for a kid to read. With some help and a lot of hard work, a kid who has dyslexia can learn to read and spell. But the dyslexic child sees every word as if for the first time; it simply isn’t in his memory bank. And correcting a dyslexic is like telling a child with a stammer to talk pro ... Read on »