Brian Meersma was diagnosed with severe dyslexia when he was in the third grade. His symptoms were a general inability to understand written letters and words. Consequently, he had difficulty reading, ...
Twenty-five years ago, dyslexia was taking its toll on former Cos Cob School student Margaret Babyak, but a little help from a very special teacher proved to her it didn't have to be that way. "I'm ...
Intensive lessons that help dyslexic children make spectacular advances have been revealed. An individual tuition programme rarely offered in British schools can bring reading levels up to standard ...
Businessman and former Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis has credited dyslexia for his success. Mr Paphitis told BBC 5 live's Wake Up to Money that the disorder, which affects reading, writing and ...
Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Aniston... what do these celebrities have in common? Yes, they all make millions on the big screen, but all three also have dyslexia. It’s estimated that 1 in 10 ...
You’ve heard of dyslexia, but have you heard of dyscalculia? As educators, we’re well versed in teaching literacy, yet struggle when a student claims, “I’m just not good at math.” Instead of ...
Catherine Drennan describes herself as insatiably curious, a trait she credits to her parents. Some of her first memories come from protest rallies and academic lectures that her mom attended while ...
Until recently, I’d thought of dyslexia as merely a deficit in reading or spelling, perhaps caused by a neurological deficit. Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide, the world’s preeminent researchers on the ...
The frustration on the 6-year-old’s face was obvious. My patience as a father in trying to teach the youngest of our four children to read was also wearing thin. This was not working. What was I doing ...
As Illinois rolls out a new law requiring early literacy screenings beginning Jan. 1, some educators question whether it will ...