Category: Dyslexic advantages
Using neuroscience to design effective reading programs: An interview with Dr. Devin Kearns
Education researchers like Dr. Devin Kearns are using neuroscience to design reading programs that work specifically for the dyslexic brain.
My brain on dyslexia
When I was little, I spent many happy hours inside my head. I was the […]
Book review: Looking for heroes–One boy, one year, 100 letters
Like many dyslexic teenagers, Aidan Colvin can clearly identify his weaknesses. Yet everyone keeps telling him to “find his strengths.” Annoying, right? Aidan rightly asks: “how do you do that?” Looking for an answer to that question, he wrote letters to 100 dyslexic heroes to find out how they achieved success. He didn’t expect anyone to write back. Lucky for us–many of them did, and he shared them with the world in the book “Looking for heroes.”
Paul Dewar: Great Canadian Dyslexic
As a child, Paul Dewar sometimes felt like an outsider, but his experience with dyslexia ultimately helped him to become an effective advocate for others. And for a decade, he served as as one of Canada’s most respected MPs. He is now working to empower youth.
Top 18 in 2018: The year dyslexia pride was born
2018. It was a banner year for dyslexia awareness. The trend towards “neurodiversity”, “inclusion” and […]
New report: How the working world can benefit from the dyslexic mind
A new report called “The Value of Dyslexia”, released today by Ernst and Young and […]
Book review: The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and Its Amazing People
Autumn weather has settled in here — the trees are red and orange and the […]
Notes from a dyslexic writer: How to let go of your fear of writing and become a tortured artist
Many people seem surprised when I tell them I’m a writer. Yes, I actually make […]
My #dyslexia story. Something lost. Something found.
I was identified as dyslexic at the age of 49. It was like finding the […]
Say dyslexia
It’s getting harder to ignore the growing number of dyslexia naysayers in the world. Educators and reading experts are meant to help us, but it hurts when they won’t say dyslexia.
