For Dyslexia Awareness, Month Dr. Gaab had posted a new myth about dyslexia each and every day. We posted the first five here, and then she opted to consolidate them all into one convenient location. So, here are all 31 myths. It’s really educational, informative, and best of all, resource filled. She posts with links …
I should mention at the start of this that this post is not about the cases in Detroit or Rhode Island directly. If you’ve read about those cases, you’ve likely been moved to sorrow, frustration, and possibly outrage over what’s transpired. It’s inexcusable for many reasons, the reading and education portion just being one part …
Dr. Nadine Gaab has been posting myths about dyslexia every day for Dyslexia Awareness Month. Here are the first 5. Be sure to follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/GaabLab! MYTH 1 …Without intervention, children who are poor readers at the end of first grade almost never acquire average-level reading skills by the end of elementary school …
Dyslexia is a pretty nuanced topic when you dig deeper into symptoms, strengths, weaknesses, and the like. For instance, “stealth dyslexia” is a term used for those who have solid reading comprehension, yet are far behind peers in spelling and other areas dyslexics are known to struggle. There was much debate about whether they should …
Underemployment and unemployment are major issues for those in the deaf community. Shireen Hafeez and the crew over at deafkidscode.org are looking to make an impact on that situation. Like many passionate advocates, her life was directly affected by deafness. After her son was diagnosed with Sensorineural Hearing Loss, her awareness grew. And as her …
Talk about a, “Why didn’t I think of that?” idea. This simple, clever, and very helpful card game spin by spelfabet.com.au could be just what your child needs. It’s very useful as you teach and sharpen your little phonics warriors into lean, mean, phoneme-knowing machines. Lots of options, combinations, and decks, with more to come. …
Since one half of the Give 33 team IS a dyslexia tutor (wifey, the better half of course), we can speak to this from experience and knowledge. For whatever reason — maybe it’s a well intentioned but over-promising person, or someone who has let the financial side of their life get too big, or something …
Dyslexia in and of itself is already misunderstood. So, when you tell people that having trouble with math is NOT dyslexia, but most likely Dyscalculia, the misunderstandings get deeper and deeper. (In my head, it’s at this point in the conversation that the other person lets out an audible sound like Tim the Tool Man …
It’s been a while since I’ve read an article that created such a complex combination of emotions in me. Hope and despair. Joy and anger. Sympathy and frustration. This one did it all. It’s also been a while since I’ve read an article that tackled such a complex topic with this much depth and no …
Summer may be pretty much over (at least in my glass half empty mind), but perhaps you may be able to find and get to one more camp before it wraps. If not, file this away for next year! Once again, the folks over at understood.org are helping everybody out with a quick rundown of …