Those unfamiliar with dyslexia might assume that all individuals with dyslexia face, essentially, the same obstacle: The letters get mixed up and that’s that, right? Wrong. Roughly one in five people has dyslexia, but the language processing difficulties that accompany dyslexia exist on a spectrum—meaning that the experience of dyslexia differs from person to person.
What is dyslexia? What's it like being dyslexic? This video is based on the real life story of Nessy creator and best-selling author, Mike Jones.
Drs. Sally and Bennett Shaywitz were special guest speakers at a U.S. Congressional Dyslexia Caucus Dyslexia Awareness Event in Baton Rouge on November 12 and 13, 2012.
This animation seeks to preempt misconceptions among young audiences by shedding light on the real challenges dyslexic children face whilst also acknowledging their strengths and potential. A supporting teaching resource can be found here: http://bit.ly/2ovAKnw It was created by the British Dyslexia Association with funding from the DfE alongside the dyslex.io mobile first website to support dyslexic people and to encourage people to 'See dyslexia differently'. The animation was created by Studio Tinto.
Kate Griggs helps us to re-think our perception in dyslexia and to change the way we approach learning differences in our day-to-day lives. Kate is passionate about helping the world understand dyslexia as a different way of thinking, not a disadvantage. In 2005 Kate founded dyslexia charity Xtraordinary People, uniting the UK dyslexia charities and devising and leading a high-profile campaign, which culminated in the UK government’s Dyslexia Review. Kate was given an award by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown in recognition of her campaigning work. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
The author of Overcoming Dyslexia offers interesting answers to questions parents often ask.
This is a longer excerpt of the presentation by Drs. Bennett and Sally Shaywitz given in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the conference "Dyslexia: Translating Scientific Progress into Policy and Practice."
Yale researchers who have studied hundreds of kindergartners for nearly 40 years say one in five was dyslexic. But perhaps their most important finding: There is no link at all between dyslexia and intelligence. Susan Spencer reports on efforts to help those with dyslexia "crack the code," from students at a Louisiana school catering to dyslexic children, to a new law to help the high percentage of prison inmates who have dyslexia.