Recent research led by Guinevere Eden, director of the Center for the Study of Learning at Georgetown University Medical Center, has cast serious doubts on the theory that dyslexia stems from deficits in the visual system.
There have, however, been some studies that help shed light on the dyslexia advantage question, although more empirical research is needed.
Recently, many scientists have taken a turn in their research and begun to identify ways in which people with dyslexia may have skills that are superior to those of typical readers, particularly in certain artistic and scientific fields.
Scholastic Inc., the global children’s publishing, education, and media company is teaming up with Intel Corporation to design interactive gaming content for kids and families.
Roi Cohen Kadosh of the experimental psychology department of Oxford University has found that a relatively new brain-stimulation technique called transcranial electrical simulation may help people learn and improve their understanding of math concepts.
Whizzimo is a tool that allows teachers or tutors to digitize textbooks, flashcards, and other physical tools for reading instruction.
The Joanne Ganz Cooney Center conducted a national survey of more than 1500 parents to ask how much their kids have learned from educational media.
A study led by Professor Bert De Smedt of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven has found that 12-year-olds who score well in addition and multiplication have higher-quality white matter tracts in their brains.
A study by the Centre for Culture & Disability Studies at Liverpool Hope University reports on the use of Facebook as an educational resource by five dyslexic students at a Sixth Form College in England.
A new study by a research team in Spain has determined which computer fonts seem easiest for dyslexic individuals to read.