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Video: Inside the Dyslexic Brain | What Causes Dyslexia?
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/video-inside-the-dyslexic-brain via Video: Inside the Dyslexic Brain | What Causes Dyslexia? — S.O.A.R. Tutoring & Advocacy This is a great, informative, though concise, video about the brain function of dyslexic individuals from TEDEd! Please share with educators and other individuals in your life!
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Higher Creativity & Lower Working Memory
This is a worthwhile read. I have found the information presented here to be consistent with the profiles many of my own dyslexic students.
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Recent Reporting & Resources on Dyslexia
“Poetry should be a matter of passion, not survival,” writes fellow Rochester, New York native, Philip Schultz. So should schooling. I work with a number of students who bravely face their learning disorders on a daily basis in classrooms and institutions where the ideal of differentiated instruction, the mantra of “all kinds of minds,” and the theory of multiple intelligences have not been fully realized....
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The Homework Folder
Daily & Semi-Daily Homework Teaching a student to use a homework folder with pockets labeled “Homework to Do” and “Homework to Turn In” is a vital step in materials management and homework completion. For students using a three ring binder, a clear homework folder should be purchased and placed in the front of the binder. I like the clear plastic folders because students can easily...
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Binder Systems
There are so many 3-ring binders & filers on the market, it can be challenging to decide what one will be the best fit. If a student decides to use a 3-ring, or is required to do so, then he/she must have a 3-ring hole punch stored inside for ease of filing papers. Many students don’t like 3-ring binders because of that added step of hole punching;...
