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Some charitable organizations like the Scottish Rite Foundation have undertaken the task of testing for dyslexia and making training classes and materials available, often without cost, for teachers and students. [1]
Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Group, has turned his money and focus toward a very personal new project: DyslexicU, the first free online university for dyslexic thinkers.
Dynaread is a Corporate Member of the International Dyslexia Association. [9] Dynaread became the first corporate sponsor [10] of the production Dislecksia: The Movie, [11] produced by Harvey Hubble V. The movie received nationwide attention in the United States and seeks to play an important role in dyslexia advocacy.
The Reading Screening [3] has been used in school systems for the past 15 years and is now available online to parents, teachers, and other professionals. With 15-20% of the nation's children experiencing reading problems or dyslexia, the best way to help is to begin to understand the nature of the individual's reading difficulties.
People with dyslexia have difficulty matching the letters seen on the page with the sounds those letters and combinations of letters make, the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity says.
Dyslexia and Us: A collection of personal stories. Edinburgh: Luath Press Limited. ISBN 978-1-908373-51-8. Beaton, Alan (2004). Dyslexia, Reading and the Brain: A Sourcebook of Psychological and Biological Research. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-84169-363-3. Brunswick, Nicola (2012). Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education and the ...
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In the preschool years, a family history of dyslexia, particularly in biological parents and siblings, predicts an eventual dyslexia diagnosis better than any test. [95] In primary school (ages 5–7), the ideal screening procedure consists of training primary school teachers to carefully observe and record their pupils' progress through the ...