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Working Memory Training Does Not Improve Performance on Measures of Intelligence or Other Measures of “Far Transfer”
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Contrary to previous findings, a recent study has shown that there is no good evidence that working memory training improves intelligence test scores or other measures of ”real-world” cognitive skills.
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Tech: “Reading the situation: The relationship between dyslexia and situational awareness for road sign information”
Read moreThere have been many studies which agree that beginner drivers are at the highest risk for accidents on the road, but a recent study by Taylor et al. published in the Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behavior journal(January 2016 36:6-16) suggests that novice drivers with dyslexia have extra reason to be cautious. While it is important for drivers of any age to have acute visual attention to the road, young drivers (who have the weakest situation awareness while on...
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Action Words
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Action Words is an application for iPhone and iPad that teaches beginner readers over 100 action words using real photographs to increase their early vocabulary and improve their writing skills.
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Reading the Situation: The Relationship Between Dyslexia and Situational Awareness for Road Sign Information
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A recent study suggests situational awareness instruction may be doubly important for novice drivers with dyslexia.
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Montessori-- Things that Go Together Matching Game for Kids
Study Focuses on the Relationship of Early Brain Connections and Later Functional Development
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A recent study finds new imaging technology may have the potential to help identify children at risk for dyslexia.
One Boy, One Year, 100 Letters
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If you were to read 100 stories about dyslexia, no two would be alike, and likely all would be inspiring. Such is the case with Aidan Colvin, dyslexic high school student, and author of Looking for Heroes: One Boy, One Year, 100 Letters.
