It is claimed that the use of colored filters and lenses can alleviate visual distortions for people with dyslexia. These overlays are simple translucent pieces of plastic which add color to text. But I believe they should ...
Aug 28, 2019
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A recent study published in the Journal of Learning Disabilities suggests early screening and intervention may prevent persistent math difficulties (PMD) for at-risk children.
Feb 25, 2015
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About 5 to 10 percent of American children are diagnosed as dyslexic. Historically, the label has been assigned to kids who are bright, even verbally articulate, but who struggle with reading — in short, whose high IQs ...
Sep 26, 2011
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A University at Buffalo education professor has sided with the environment in the timeless "nurture vs. nature" debate after his research found that a child's ability to read depends mostly on where that child is born, rather ...
Nov 14, 2013
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UK dyslexia charities should give a more balanced account of the evidence for colored overlays and lenses in dyslexia say experts in BMJ today.
Aug 19, 2014
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For years, teachers have seen students who were promising readers in the primary grades begin to experience challenges in third and fourth grades as reading materials became more difficult. University of Kansas researchers ...
Mar 25, 2015
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UC San Francisco researchers have used brain scans to predict how young children learn to read, giving clinicians a possible tool to spot children with dyslexia and other reading difficulties before they experience reading ...
Sep 15, 2014
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In their recently published book, The Dyslexia Debate, Joe Elliott and Elena Grigorenko controversially call for the term "dyslexia" to be abandoned. They argue it is an imprecise label that does nothing to assist the children ...
Mar 21, 2014
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New research published in the British Journal of Educational Psychology suggests that sleep problems may negatively affect children's reading ability.
Nov 3, 2021
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About 10 percent of the U.S. population suffers from dyslexia, a condition that makes learning to read difficult. Dyslexia is usually diagnosed around second grade, but the results of a new study from MIT could help identify ...
Aug 13, 2013
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