Dyslexia Articles

News 8 Austin - About one-fifth of Americans has some form of dyslexia, according to the International Dyslexia Association . Many don't even know they have the reading disability that impairs the ability to see and understand written words. But at the Rawson ...

Baltimore Sun - Sometimes a student, even one without an official diagnosis such as dyslexia or ADHD, simply needs more time, or needs to hear an assignment, instead of only seeing it on a chalkboard, she said. IDL member Melissa Kay said many teachers are "not ...

KXAN - A different kind of pre-school opened its doors in Southwest Austin. Prelexia Pre-school touted as the first school for kids with dyslexia held an open house Sunday. The school's founder got the idea by watching his son cope with dyslexia. "My son ...

Winona Daily News - Other kids, however intelligent, may score low due to dyslexia or other test-taking challenges. Some kids simply don't care about their test score but are able to invest much effort in a project, performance, or essay that has some depth or meaning ...

Baltimore Sun - Sometimes a student, even one without an official diagnosis such as dyslexia or ADHD, simply needs more time, or needs to hear an assignment, instead of only seeing it on a chalkboard, she said. IDL member Melissa Kay said many teachers are "not ...

Akron Beacon Journal - Nock, who readily admits that ''I am never sitting still,'' has attention-deficit disorder and dyslexia, which is probably why he is adept at so many facets of circus life clowning, wire-walking, the sway-pole, acrobatics and such daredevil pursuits ...

Medical News Today - In the 25 years since establishing the Dyslexia Research Laboratory at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Albert Galaburda, MD, has witnessed a dramatic transformation in thinking among both scientists and the public. "Over the years ...

The Independent - I've been speaking with Brian recently as I've just taken over from him as president of the Council for National Parks, and he's mad keen to come," Fogle told me at a recent bash for the dyslexia charity Xtraordinary People. "But he's just turned 70 ...

BioPortfolio - One in five American children has trouble reading. But they are not stupid or lazy. In Overcoming Dyslexia , Dr. Sally Shaywitz, codirector of the Yale Center for the Study of Learning and Attention and a leader in the new research into how the brain ...

Windsor Star - OTTAWA - What drives John Chambers? After serving for more than a decade as CEO of Cisco Systems, he is wealthy beyond his wildest dreams and has presided over several waves of technology transformation. Yet his enthusiasm for the job ahead remains ...