Dyslexia is the inability to relate the sounds of words with the letters that create the words. It’s considered a learning disability, but it has no relation to intelligence. It also has no relation ...
This article was co-authored by Hannah Jones (Ph.D. student, UCL Psychology and Language Sciences). For many, reading is a pleasurable escape—a way to relax, learn, and explore new worlds. However, ...
People with dyslexia are often taught to work through reading by ‘slowing down and sounding it out’. Results from a computerized training program, however, suggest that ‘hurrying up and getting on ...
As Director of the Learning and Development Center at Mount Sinai, Dr. David Marks conducts and supervises neuro-psychological and Psycho-educational evaluations of children, adolescents, and adults ...
The neurobiological and developmental learning disorder dyslexia possibly affects up to 15% of the population, but it remains difficult, time-consuming and expensive to accurately diagnose. Screening ...
Right now, you might be reading this on your phone waiting in a lunch queue, maybe you're on your laptop on a tea break. Maybe you're reading this when you ought to be working... But however and ...
This is chapter three of the MindShift Guide to Understanding Dyslexia. You can find the remaining chapters and a complete printable PDF of the entire guide by clicking here. Children who cannot read ...
Dyslexia is a neurological condition caused by a different wiring of the brain that affects how you process language. It’s a learning disability that makes it hard to match the letters you’re reading ...
Doctors typically diagnose dyslexia when a person is in childhood. However, dyslexia often continues into adulthood. In some cases, diagnosis may not happen until later in life. Dyslexia is a learning ...