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The Latest on Dyslexia

  • Brain Imaging Study Eliminates Differences in Visual Function as a Cause of Dyslexia

    A new study from Georgetown University Medical Center has found that differences in the visual system do not cause dyslexia, but are more likely a consequence of it.

    January 18, 2024
  • Use Memrise to Learn Something New…and Remember It

    Memrise is a cool online resource that helps you learn a variety of different things including arts & literature, math & science, history, geography, and hundreds of other categories!

    January 18, 2024
  • Kurzweil 3000-firefly: Collect Data to Help Your Students Succeed

    Kurzweil Educational Systems, a business unit of Cambium Learning Group, Inc., offers a new reporting feature called firefly which works with their Kurzweil 3000 system.

    January 18, 2024
  • The 1in5 Initiative: A Social Media Site for Individuals with Learning Disabilities

    The 1in5 Initiative is a social media site that aims to bring together young people with learning disabilities.

    January 18, 2024
  • New Study Suggests Differences in Brain Anatomy Between Dyslexic Males and Females

    A recent study by neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center found significant differences in brain anatomy when comparing men and women with dyslexia to their non-dyslexic control groups.

    January 18, 2024
  • New Study: Children’s Complex Thinking Skills Begin Before Going to School

    The University of Chicago and the University of North Carolina have found that as early as age four-and-a-half, children begin to show high-level thinking skills in a paper titled "Early Executive Function Predicts Reasoning Development."

    January 18, 2024
  • The IEP Process: Tips for Parents

    Ellyn Levy lists seven tips for parents in obtaining the initial IEP and what parents can do for their child throughout his or her schooling.

    January 19, 2024
  • From NCLD: Assistive Technology — 10 Tips to Help Your Child Work Around a Learning Disability

    The National Center for Learning Disabilities has released a list of 10 tips for parents on how to help their children work around learning disabilities with the help of assistive technology.

    January 19, 2024
  • Evidence-Based Apps to Help Dyslexics

    Now, thanks to the Assistive Technology for Autism Spectrum Disorders website (AT4ASD.org), there is a list of evidence-based apps that meet certain criteria to help each individual with their learning disability depending on its severity.

    October 9, 2025
  • Top Five Things to Do to Prepare for College: Eleventh Grade

    Here are the top five ways to prepare for college during your eleventh grade year.

    July 8, 2025
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