Many parents come to LexiAbility thinking that their children perform poorly at math. And although this may be true in the classroom, we encourage parents to consider the idea that math is a global brain activity — and that the deeper meaning of math is not based in language-based, rote memory, and in sequencing […]
In a recent study in Britain, forty percent of 300 millionaires studied by psychologists were found to have dyslexia.
The brain difference which manifests as dyslexia is different in both gross and fine anatomy structures in the brain which account for creative ways of thinking which can serve as well. Despite not being able to […]
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“It is easier to build strong children, than to repair broken men.” -Frederick Douglass
Minnesota dyslexia bill stalls to dismay of advocates (Pioneer Press)
Advocates for children […]
We hear how students are consistently misidentified and unidentified through the individual education plan (IEP) process in our public schools. The reason for this is two-fold.
1) most of those whom we depend upon to identify dyslexia have little or no training and experience to do so; and 2) schools are using the wrong tests […]
Watch this tremendous TED Talk video that clearly conveys the importance for cherishing neurodiversity. The greatest tragedy of our current educational system is that it defines beautiful thinkers, like Temple Grandin, as pathologically disordered. https://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds
Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works — sharing her ability to “think in […]
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Pam Taylor will appear on KCUR during the Central Standard program on Thursday, January 30, at 10 AM to discuss dyslexia and address questions. Tune in and listen at 89.3 FM.
And join the conversation! Join the live show while Pam is on the air between 10-11 AM on Thursday by calling 816-235-2888, or email […]
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