Blog: The Latest on Dyslexia

The Adjustment Matters Community Forum Series runs from September through June. The series is designed to educate and inform about a range of topics related to mental health, learning, and communication difficulties. There will be ample opportunity for questions and discussion with our presenters.

The Adjustment Matters events will be held in convenient venues in the community.

The series is free and open to the public. They take place in the evening from 7:00 - 8:30 pm.

Five high school students get personal as they talk about their experiences with dyslexia and other learning disabilities in a panel interview from 2007.

In the article by Benedict Carey on The New York Times, Carey contradicts traditional study methods and questions why schools haven’t begun using proven, effective approaches. First, he says that changing the room where someone studies can increase retention. When the brain can make multiple associations between the material being studied and the backgrounds of different rooms, more neural connections are...

In today’s job market, the importance of a postsecondary education for securing a job has become crucial. In order to help children with learning disabilities keep future career pathways open, they must get assistance while in school. These children must be able to develop oral and written language skills, which are imperative to graduate from college. If a student has a learning disability that prevents him from understanding text or lectures, he will not be able to...