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There are many articles written on the subject of dyslexia. Some of the ones we have found interesting and relevant to our work are linked below. Please click the "Read more..." link to see the full article.

Brain Function, Spell Reading, and Sweep-Sweep-Spell

Used with permission. ©2005 Abigail Marshall and Davis Dyslexia Association International. Abigail Marshall is the author of The Parent's Guide to Children with Dyslexia, and the webmaster of Dyslexia the Gift website at www.dyslexia.com, as well as the proud parent of a dyslexic son.

These articles are taken from the library at dyslexia.com

"This is not phonics or a phonetic process; it is simply letter and word recognition." – Ronald D. Davis

Feedback without Flattening

A few tips for teachers and parents on how to give children helpful feedback about their behaviour without damaging their self-esteem

Children are future adults, and every adult was once a child. Nature has so ordained that each generation is entrusted with the enormously responsible task of raising the next.

Investing in Dyslexia

A Guide to Choosing an Alternative Approach

Nowadays, parenting a dyslexic child can be confusing. A number of exciting new approaches to learning difficulties now exist, offering the prospect of rapid improvement of a kind that traditional methods cannot deliver.

Dyslexia in the workplace - Turning a Problem into an Opportunity

Six years ago, I met a young dyslexic woman who had previously been employed in a responsible management position in a large corporation.

She told me of a colleague who was gay, and who one day had plucked up courage to “come out” and tell his immediate colleagues about his sexual orientation.

“Now believe it or not,” said the young woman, “I found it harder to ‘come out’ in the workplace as having dyslexia, than this person did to ‘come out’ as being gay.”

Eight Dyslexic Talents

Dyslexics don't all develop the same gifts, but they do have certain mental functions in common. Here are the basic abilities all dyslexics share:

A Dyslexic Child in the Classroom

A guide for teachers and parents.

In the class:
Of value to all children in the class is an outline of what is going to be taught in the lesson, ending the lesson with a resume of what has been taught. In this way information is more likely to go from short term memory to long term memory.

Dyscalculia: Lifting the Lid

Dyscalculia is defined by Dictionary.com as: "Impairment of the ability to solve mathematical problems, usually resulting from brain dysfunction." It is probably as widespread as dyslexia and yet, curiously, is far less in the public awareness than its literacy cousin.

37 Common Characteristics of Dyslexia

These articles are taken from the library at dyslexia.com

Most dyslexics will exhibit about 10 of the following traits and behaviours. These characteristics can vary from day-to-day or minute-to-minute. The most consistent thing about dyslexics is their inconsistency.

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Brain Function, Spell Reading, and Sweep-Sweep-Spell

Feedback without Flattening

A few tips for teachers and parents on how to give children helpful feedback about their behaviour without damaging their self-esteem

Investing in Dyslexia

A Guide to Choosing an Alternative Approach

Dyslexia in the workplace - Turning a Problem into an Opportunity

Eight Dyslexic Talents

Dyslexics don't all develop the same gifts, but they do have certain mental functions in common. Here are the basic abilities all dyslexics share:

A Dyslexic Child in the Classroom

A guide for teachers and parents.

Dyscalculia: Lifting the Lid

Dyscalculia is defined by Dictionary.com as: "Impairment of the ability to solve mathematical problems, usually resulting from brain dysfunction." It is probably as widespread as dyslexia and yet, curiously, is far less in the public awareness than its literacy cousin.

37 Common Characteristics of Dyslexia

Most dyslexics will exhibit about 10 of the following traits and behaviours. These characteristics can vary from day-to-day or minute-to-minute. The most consistent thing about dyslexics is their inconsistency.

"Why 'Tyrannosaurus' But Not 'If'?"