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This fascinating study looks at differences in brain activity between a child with dyslexia and a child without dyslexia.

What is a 504 plan? If you're unsure, be sure to check out this great video in our November 2012 eNewsletter.

A now successful author from Kalamazoo, Michigan reflects on her struggles in school and how she overcame them.

This video series in our February 2012 eNewsletter explains UDL by informing advocates, families, and communities about professional development and policy initiatives.

We've compiled a list of websites with tons of helpful resources for dyslexics.

The famous photorealist painter had to overcome many hardships in his life, but not without learning the value of perseverance.

Read our June 2012 e-newsletter to learn more about artist Jacob Meders, a new app developed at U of M, and dyslexia tests our clinicians recommend.

This section will provide you with a wealth of information on how to best teach your students with dyslexia and learning disabilities.

Use these teaching tips and tools to help level the playing field for your dyslexic students.

Creative thinker Emma Jefferies has caught our attention with her buzzworthy set of videos about living with dyslexia.

We are fortunate to have many individuals around the country and the globe working to answer questions about dyslexia and its diagnosis and treatment. We intend to reach out to these researchers and practitioners for first-hand information about the state-of-the-art in the field...

Performing a dynamic assessment of your student's expository writing skills is a good way to determine strengths and weaknesses in the writing process.

Consistency, firmness, and a forgiving attitude are just three of these five solid attributes required for guiding your dyslexic child down the path of success.

IDA's fact sheet, "At-Risk Students and the Study of Foreign Language in School" can help you understand how to assist a learning-disabled individual with learning a new language.

In our May 2012 eNewsletter, we offer some helpful videos to explain the writing process further.

Depending on your setting (i.e., school, clinic, private practice, etc.) you may or may not have time to invest in a lot of assessments. The assessment, whether formal or informal, should provide you with an opportunity to evaluate your clients' or students' understanding of phonological awareness as well as conventional spelling patterns...

Many individuals with dyslexia or learning disability think that writing comes easily for others, but this is not the case. Writing is a complex process. Even great writers need to work at it.

In response to requests from UM students who attending UCLL’s successful workshop Six Steps to Academic Success (SSAS), which is a group format, we developed a program that is based on individual needs to help students with their course work during the semester...

An informal writing sample examined Brittany’s ability to convey her ideas in a personal narrative. She was rated in terms of her content, organization, voice, and conventions on a criterion-referenced rubric...

Dr. Pierson weighs in on the current thinking about using IQ when evaluating and diagnosing dyslexia.

Despite his dyslexia causing him to fail out of college several times, Jack Horner still went on to win a MacArthur Fellowship for his contributions to the field of science.

Joe Wright went from being called "stupid" in school to directing movies based on some of the most complex literature in the world.

Given the complexity of dyslexia, if you are new to the field it can be overwhelming to diagnose and treat. The goal of this section is to help you understand what dyslexia is and what it is not, and how to diagnose it.

Our guest contributor offers some helpful advice for young dyslexics.

Not being able to read until he was in middle school didn’t stop Mark Schlereth from becoming a successful NFL player.

Read our July 2012 e-newsletter to learn about a stand-up comedian, working memory, and DyslexiaHelp's Pinterest page.

Many people who struggle with writing think that good writers just write well. We need to convey good writing is challenging for everyone. We need to have accommodations and supports in place to level the playing field for children with dyslexia and language and learning disabilities; but they need to know the process of writing.

Morphology is one of the often-overlooked building blocks for reading fluency, reading comprehension, and spelling.

When it comes to building your dyslexic students’ self-esteem and confidence, the best gifts really are free. Here are six no-cost “gifts” you can use to help promote their success this year.

Study suggests poor reading comprehension impacts oral and written narrative abilities including understanding of narrative text structure, effective use of connectives, and strategies for communicating relevant information.

Dyslexic author/illustrator and Michigan native Patricia Polacco talks about her work.

A compilation of various phonemic awareness activities such as rhyming, elision, and blending that will help make therapy productive and fun.

As you know, developmental dyslexia is a multifaceted, interesting phenomenon. Given its complexity, if you are a new practitioner it can be overwhelming to understand, diagnose, and treat. If you are new to the teaching field, it can be a challenge to meet the needs of students with dyslexia when you are also working to teach 25 other students in the room, some with their own learning challenges. And, regardless of where you are in your professional life, it can be a challenge to stay abreast of the research, new diagnostic tests, new techniques for intervention, and assistive technology...

Dyslexia should not prevent high standardized test scores! Here are some tricks to help dyslexics improve their SAT scores.

Nadine Gaab debunks 3 specific myths regarding childhood screening of dyslexia.

We once held the misconception that spelling, like reading, relied primarily on visual memory skills. Today we know that language skills play an important role in spelling...

Use these free resources to share DyslexiaHelp within your community or organization.

Teaching reading comprehension has multiple steps, and the student must bring all of his or her knowledge to the process.

The explicit and systematic instructional approach of Structured Literacy ensures students build their skills in each component area of literacy.

It is possible to craft very specific, measurable IEP goals for teaching meta-cognition.

Teaching self-advocacy is one of the best things you can do for your student. So how can it be done?

Despite overwhelming evidence showing no connection between vision and reading disorders, we continue to encounter questions about the role of vision in dyslexia.

Dr. Ryan shares a few pointers on how to have a successful work life. Be sure to read Part 2, also!

By developing your students’ vocabulary, you have not only set up your students for success in school, you have given them the tools they need to become lifelong learners of words.

Over the years we have learned that dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. Dyslexia is a difficulty interpreting the phonological components of our language...

Dr. Ryan explains why grade retention isn't the solution for academic problems, and how it may actually be damaging student performance.

Success and Dyslexia is aimed at helping dyslexics manage their disability. Learn more by watching the video in our November 2011 eNewsletter.

Understand how word retrieval fluency and rapid automatic naming affect a dyslexic individual.