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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Code Read has a pretty great site, and recently I discovered they have the most ridiculous compilation of resources on their site regarding dyslexia. It’s got EVERYTHING. It’s like the Lebron James of dyslexia resources. Versatile. Explosive. Seasoned. And hands down one of the best. If you’ve got questions, or need support, or help knowing …
If you’d have asked me this, I would understand there’s a difference, but could I have given a great breakdown of either? Not-so-much. “We often find that failing to understand the difference between language and speech is a barrier to understanding ‘#devlangdis‘.” – Karla McGregor True enough. So, to help with this, radld.org put together …
You’re leaving high school and heading off to college. Fantastic! For those who have been blessed with accommodations and are worried about what you’ll do in college without them, there may be some trepidation tagging along with your excitement. Well, worry not. There’s good news! Many colleges and universities do have accommodations available. Because they …
What can we say about Nessy? Having had the honor and pleasure of meeting them personally, we can say they’re creative, fun, engaging, smart, educated, and so down-to-earth. Much of that same enthusiasm and compassion comes through in their social media and software, and it’s great to know that’s all an extension of them, not …
If you haven’t swung by Microsoft’s “Dyslexia Awareness” course that they created with Made By Dyslexia, you need to. Like now. Seriously, just stop reading and go. In fact, we’re not going to say anything more. Just go and check it out! It’s fantastic. Here’s the link: https://education.microsoft.com/courses-and-resources/courses/dyslexia-awareness-in-partnership-with-made-by-dyslexia