Blog: The Latest on Dyslexia

Hairy Letters is an application by Nessy Learning Limited that is designed to help students 4-6 years old with recognizing the phonic value of letters along with the letters’ names. Students trace the letters with their finger right on the screen with the help of colorful monsters, interacting with these animations to make the learning experience a fun one. The app also has games to help reinforce the learned material. There are even games...

NaturalReader 13 is a text-to-speech software that has a larger selection of natural sounding read-back voices than most similar software. The software comes with up to thirty voice options and eight read-back speeds. It is compatible with Microsoft Word, eBooks, PDF files, emails, and any website, along with both PCs and Macs.  Use the Floating Bar feature while using any application on your computer by highlighting the desired text and clicking the playback button.

Although our understanding of dyslexia continues to grow and accommodations in today’s schools continue to improve, there is still much to learn about the disability. A study published in the Biological Psychiatry online journal reveals more about the dyslexic’s brain functional...