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Leading Lichfield dyslexia school urges parents to buy fountain pens as Christmas gifts

Leading Lichfield dyslexia school prompts parents to buy fountain pens as Christmas presentsA leading school for children with dyslexia in Lichfield is advising parents to include a fountain pen to Christmas lists. Maple Hayes Dyslexia School's head teacher Dr Daryl Brown said the pens can assist improve literacy. "Writing in cursive makes every ...See all [...]

By | December 21st, 2015|dyslexia|0 Comments

Smoking ages the brain faster

Smoking cigarettes ages the brain fasterThis had previously been published as part of a global study in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. Health data and MRI scans were studied for 244 guys and 260 ladies who were part of an existing study of individuals born in 1936 and who participated in the ...See all stories on [...]

By | December 19th, 2015|Medical|0 Comments

9-year-old gives back to dyslexia center

9-year-old returns to dyslexia centerDANVILLE-- It was a week prior to his college graduation from the Kid's Dyslexia Center of East Central Illinois. Nine-year-old Gage Warren of Muncie, an Oakwood Grade School fourth-grader, approached his mama, SynDee Lane, and said he wanted to do something ...See all stories on this topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Speaking about [...]

By | December 18th, 2015|dyslexia|0 Comments

The Bridge Academy and The College of New Jersey Partner in Literacy

The Bridge Academy and The College of New Jersey Partner in LiteracyThe program provides direct experience for university student dealing with students with language-based learning specials needs and dyslexia. Under the ...See all stories on this topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Checking out A Student'' s Has a hard time Isn ' t As Easy As 1-2-3Dyslexia [...]

By | December 18th, 2015|dyslexia|0 Comments

Amphetamine Doesn't Make a Terrorist, but It Contributes

Amphetamine Doesn'' t Make a Terrorist, but It ContributesWhen questioned by Medscape France, Prof Amine Benyamina, Department of Psychiatry and Addictology at the University Healthcare facilities of Paris South, recalled that "captagon is an amphetamine, in the exact same family as maxiton. These drugs were prohibited in France in ...See all stories on this subject [...]

By | December 18th, 2015|Medical|0 Comments

Tech Thursday: Should you buy a Windows 10 Tablet?

Tech Thursday: Ought to you buy a Windows 10 Tablet?This is the last post inour series of pre-Christmas purchasing guides for 2015. See all stories on this subject The marketplace will drive out dyslexic students Less well publicised is that the government is also pressing through modifications to the provision of expert support for dyslexic [...]

By | December 17th, 2015|dyslexia|0 Comments

Studies dyslexics and search systems

Studies dyslexics and search systemsSearch systems typically require that you spell the word correctly in order to return any hits, and dyslexics typically battle with spelling. Gerd Berget is ...See all stories on this topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Environmental Law Pioneer David SchoenbrodPioneering environmental attorney David Schoenbrod shares his dyslexia story and reviews his parents who [...]

By | December 17th, 2015|dyslexia|0 Comments

Dyslexia and the Wider World of Creativity and Talent

Dyslexia and the Wider World of Imagination and SkillDyslexia and the Wider World of Imagination and Skill. KQED Mindshift. The act of reading is a relatively current phenomenon that was developed over ...See all stories on this topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= What exactly is dyslexia?Reflections on basic issues in reading and dyslexia research study; Author: Teacher [...]

By | December 16th, 2015|dyslexia|0 Comments