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New exams discriminate against dyslexics.

The new English Baccalaureate Certificate, which is to replace GCSE examinations, will have a detrimental effect on those with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, claims a leading charity. Under plans announced by Education Secretary Michael Gove, the GCSE’s mix of external exams, course work and internal assessment will be replaced by a single external …

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A white matter circuit may be to blame for dyslexics.

Mapping dyslexia: A study found that the area that sorts and stores the auditory building blocks of language, in yellow, is similar between dyslexics and a group without reading problems A faulty connection between where the brain stores the auditory building blocks of language and where it processes them may be to blame for dyslexia, …

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OpenDyslexic font gains ground with help of Instapaper.

By Leo Kelion Technology reporter A free-to-use font designed to help people with dyslexia read online content is gaining favour. OpenDyslexic’s characters have been given “heavy-weighted bottoms” to prevent them from flipping and swapping around in the minds of their readers. A recent update to the popular app Instapaper has adopted the text format as …

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“I would be lying if I said dyslexia hadn’t affected my life decisions.”

Vicars Cross man Jon Dytor describes the impact dyslexia has had on his life. Jon Dytor, digital manager for Close Brothers in Chester, was diagnosed with dyslexia while at university. Dyslexia Awareness Week last week aimed to highlight the variety of difficulties faced by those who battle with this condition on a day to day …

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Dislecksia: The Movie: Film Review

A filmmaker who grew up with dyslexia advocates for an enlightened, compassionate educational approach. Growing up in the 1960s, filmmaker Harvey Hubbell V struggled with what was labeled a “perception problem,” and it made school a drag. His upbeat documentary Dislecksia: The Movie traces breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of dyslexia, emphasizing that it’s …

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‘Harry Potter helped me overcome dyslexia,’ says Princess Beatrice

Princess Beatrice has spoken of how the excitement of discovering the Harry Potter novels as a youngster helped her to overcome her dyslexia. The Queen’s granddaughter said that the condition meant that she had struggled to read books before coming across the JK Rowling stories. She described how the first novel in the series, Harry …

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Siblings Problems

We noticed on our Neurofeedback holidays how much the brothers and sisters of children who had special needs congregated together and discussed their various sibs problems. This holiday was sometimes the first time they had benefited from their sibs problems. Usually they were doing well at school, getting on OK at home but found the …

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New Understanding and Treatment for Dyslexia Revealed by The Levinson Medical Center for Learning Disabilities

The recent creation of a new “bottom heavy” font by Alberto Gonzalez and Dr. Harold Levinson’s prior use of enlarged, dark, thick, colored and glare-free typeset have made it easier for dyslexics to process letter and word signals. Just as important, the enhanced signal efficacy of specially designed fonts and typesets have helped further validate …

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