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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 ...
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]
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.
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.
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.
There is a wide range of tests that are used in clinical and educational settings to evaluate the possibility of dyslexia. [82] If initial testing suggests that a person might have dyslexia, such tests are often followed up with a full diagnostic assessment to determine the extent and nature of the disorder. [83]
The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, the 2007 edition of which is known as the PPVT-IV, is an untimed test of receptive vocabulary for Standard American English and is intended to provide a quick estimate of the examinee's receptive vocabulary ability. It can be used with the Expressive Vocabulary Test-Second Edition (EVT-2) to make a direct ...
Learning Ally, previously named Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D), is a non-profit volunteer organization operating nationwide in the United States.It produces and maintains a library of educational accessible audiobooks for people who cannot effectively read standard print because of visual impairment, dyslexia, or other disabilities.