Dyslexia Links.
Left-handed shops online are to be found in
most countries, including the following: United
States, Britain,
Canada
and New
Zealand. Mail
Order Dyslexia Testing - Daniel Willemin describes the experience of taking
a distance dyslexia test. Voice
Recognition Software - article about how voice recognition sodtware can help.
These programs type out what you speak into your computer. There are links to
the two main programs - Dragon Dictate and IBM ViaVoice. Arts
Dyslexia Trust - describes the work of an organisation which promotes the
work of dyslexia artists. OFSTED
report on Dyslexia - article about the report of the UK Inspectors' report
on how dyslexic children are catered for in schools. What
causes dyslexia? - article outlining, in uncomplicated language, the causes
of the two types of dyslexia ('visual-spatial' and 'auditory-linguistic').
Dyslexia
Online Magazine - free online magazine with articles about dyslexia. Dyslexia
Test for Adults - affordable distance dyslexia test with professional Assessment
Report and recommendations for improving writing, spelling, etc. Frequently
Asked Questions from dyslexic adults - letters sent in to an adult advice
line, with the answers provided.
Sample page - from
a comprehensive adult dyslexia test. Letters
from parents of dyslexic children - with answers to the points raised.
Case studies - of dyslexic
children, provided by their teachers. Newsweek
article - Newsweek article about recent research discoveries in the area of
dyslexia. Five Times
Harder - Washington University report of research showing that dyslexic children's
brains have to work five times as hard as non-dyslexic children when working at
rhyming puzzles. However, there is no difference when they are working at musical
puzzles!
Teaching Methods - methods and approaches
to use to help dyslexic children and students in school. dyslexic children.
Recognizing dyslexia
- a guide for teachers on how to recognize dyslexia in a child.
Dyslexia
Discussion Boards - a listing of some of the main dyscussion boards.
Frequently Asked
questions about dyslexia - thorough answers from the 'Dyslexia Parents Group'
website.
Xtraordinary People - The XP site has a simple goal and that is to blow the lid off the issue of Dyslexia. We believe that anyone with Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) should be empowered to reach their full potential. We are a charitable initiative launched to raise awareness and funding to support dyslexia training in schools. We also want to strip away any stigma attached to being dyslexic - there shouldn't be any!
Clearly dyslexics have the potential to achieve wonderful things if they are sympathetically educated, but if unrecognised and unsupported, they cannot learn effectively, leading to frustration and failure.
Hi2u
4 people with hidden impairments
- Award winning site. Centred around
ADHD, Aspergers Syndrome, Dyslexia and similar neurological differences, along
with any other type of hidden impairment. Being
Dyslexic
- A web site full of information,
inspiration, advice, support and products for anyone and anything to do with dyslexia.. Other
Links. Dyslexia:
a Positive Perspective -
having dyslexia doesn’t need to be a disadvantage; it’s just a
different learning style.
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