Recording of First World Dyslexia Assembly now available to view
Reading fluency is key to learning and comprehension from written texts, which is the goal of reading. In order to optimize reading comprehension skills, we need to set realistic reading fluency goals for our students with dyslexia.
Kids Read 2 Kids is a free online website founded by 3 young siblings - Jacob (15), Alana (17), and Reuben (11).
In this TEDx Talk, Spanish researcher Luz Rello discusses her recent advancements in dyslexic technology and addresses the way in which we must view improvements to the dyslexic community. She shares the idea behind variation of text formatting to create higher levels of readability. By running multiple tests with students, Rello and her team have been able to create the first developing reader for dyslexics.
Edutopia, a site from the George Lucas Educational Foundation, is dedicated to improving the K-12 learning process by documenting, disseminating, and advocating innovative strategies that will prepare students to thrive.
Based in California, Tactus created a technology, called a Tactile Layer, that replaces the cover glass—the top layer of the screen—of any touch-screen device so you can have a bumpy keyboard for easy, fast typing on anything.
LectureTools is an interactive iPad app that combines note-taking with a student inquiry-and-response feature to connect professor with student.
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