Recent Dyslexia Articles page 3

Daily Mail - This is because they have a condition that could impair their performance, such as dyslexia. Teachers must apply to the National Assessment Agency if they believe their student qualifies for a dispensation. Students who already have a statement of ...

Danbury News-Times - The Culture Fair test is also intended for people who have dyslexia. "Nevertheless, applicants may elect to take the Culture Fair tests whether or not they have special needs," Collier said. Participants should bring a photo ID with proof of age. The ...

Guernsey Press - ... travel, Marilyn has also enjoyed the Glees' various collaborations and fundraising shows. 'I'm proud of working with The Savoyards, who do Gilbert and Sullivan musicals, and the huge amount we raised for charity.' They raised £15,000 for the Dyslexia ...

Grand Rapids Press - She knows the struggles because she was diagnosed with dyslexia as a youngster, she said. "(Brain Gym) is a learning activity but they don't realize (the benefits). They just think its fun," said McAdams. "If every grade did it, imagine the ...

Altoona Mirror - A Blair County woman who worked as a secretary for an organization that operates a learning center to tutor children with dyslexia has been charged with stealing more than $55,000 from the program. Angelina Kay Reed, 28, of Tyrone RD 5 is accused of ...

Belfast Telegraph - I was always bottom of my class at school and only learned to read and write in my teens, having suffered from dyslexia, so everyone thought I'd never accomplish anything. "After an uncertain start, it was great to prove them wrong and ...

NPR News - Morning Edition , December 26, 2007 · A surprising number of icons in the business world have overcome dyslexia. In fact, it could be argued that dyslexia offers some advantages in the business world. Julie Logan of London's Cass School of Business ...

Earthtimes - New Delhi, Dec 26 - Does Y come before X, or vice versa? This problem of sequencing that the protagonist in Aamir Khan's latest 'Taare Zameen Par' faces is typical of children suffering from dyslexia, or learning disability, and reflects in their ...

Bloomberg - While dyslexia is the specific ailment in Ishaan's case, Khan's film is about something more than that. ``Taare Zameen Par'' is a critique of a culture that prizes learning by rote, loads children up with the burden of expectation and writes off ...

New York Times - To overcome severe dyslexia that has him reading at a junior-high level, Thomas receives 12 hours of individualized tutoring every week and sees two specialists. The right knee injury, sustained in a pickup game in the spring, has left Thomas, a ...