6 Ways Music Can Improve Child Literacy It may sound surprising, but music and literacy go hand-in-hand. Research has shown that music can have a profound effect on psychological and mental health. It can calm you down and help you ...
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5 Tips on How to Prepare for Parenthood When You Have a Disability by Ashley Taylor Parenthood is a huge milestone that is both nerve-wracking and exciting. It’s made even harder when you’re suffering from a disability. There’s a lot ...
Read MoreHard to Read How American schools fail kids with dyslexia There are proven ways to help people with dyslexia learn to read, and a federal law that’s supposed to ensure schools provide kids with help. But across the country, public ...
Read MoreSome Hilliard families say their school district hasn’t been doing enough to identify and help children who struggle with reading disabilities, as federal law requires. Read more of the Columbus Dispatch Story on Dyslexia. Hilliard families want schools to do ...
Read MoreIt’s Dyslexia Awareness Month. Will you help us spread the word? Wondering what else you can do to support children and adults with dyslexia? More on what you can do.
Read MoreSpeaking with One Voice: A Guide to Talking About Dyslexia When we speak with a clear and consistent voice about the difficulties facing those with dyslexia, our message is far more likely to be heard and understood by education leaders, ...
Read MoreHow Should Medical Schools Respond to Students with Dyslexia? Ignorance and misperception of dyslexia can result in bias against medical students with dyslexia. This article recommends a mandatory course for faculty that provides a basic scientific and clinical overview of ...
Read MoreCase Study: Morningside Elementary: An Innovative Reading Program Helps Dyslexic Students and Earns School Blue Ribbon Recognition Peek into a first grade classroom at Morningside Elementary School in Atlanta and there’s a good chance you’ll see students tapping out the ...
Read MoreDyslexia: The Learning Disability That Must Not Be Named December 3, 2016 • Many parents and teachers report that schools won’t use the word dyslexia. Why might this be? And what is the Department of Education doing about it? Listen ...
Read MoreHow Science Is Rewiring The Dyslexic Brain November 29, 2016 • Scientists are exploring how human brains learn to read — and discovering new ways that brains with dyslexia can learn to cope. Listen to the story.
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