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by Fernette Eide | | Accommodations, Advocacy, IEP, Parents, Psychology, Research, School, Social and Emotional, Teachers
In one of the largest surveys of Dyslexic school children across the United States to date (Dyslexia at School Survey, Dyslexic Advantage), an overwhelming majority (76%) reported that their public school students were routinely assigned work they couldn’t possibly... ![Dyslexic Differences in Brain Connectivity [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Dyslexic-Differences-in-Brain-Connectivity.jpg)
by Fernette Eide | | Brain, Premium, Premium Content, Research
Recently there has been a flurry of papers in the popular press based on a research study that undertook a whole-brain analysis of connectivity in the brains of dyslexic children and adults and non-dyslexic subjects as a control. Whole-brain studies are of course... ![Teaching Common Core Academic Vocabulary to Students with Dyslexia [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Screen-Shot-2019-10-22-at-11.57.47-AM.png)
by Fernette Eide | | Premium, Premium Content, Teachers
Academic Vocabulary are words that usually appear in higher educational settings or advanced texts rather than everyday conversational speech. Before the Common Core, most language arts programs had little emphasis on explicit teaching of academic words, but direct... 
by Fernette Eide | | Accessibility, Accommodations, Advocacy, Being Dyslexic, Education, School, Technology, Writing
The Department of Justice has also released video clarification of key rights for students regarding testing accommodations under the ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act. The entire video is located at the bottom of this post, but we are highlighting a section... ![Beautiful Minds – What New Research Shows Dyslexia and Artists Have in Common [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/shutterstock_255430702.jpg)
by Fernette Eide | | Art, Brain, creativity, Dyslexic Advantages, Premium, Premium Content, Research
BBC Science: “…artists had increased neural matter in areas relating to fine motor movements and visual imagery. The research, published in NeuroImage, suggests that an artist’s talent could be innate…these detailed scans revealed that the artist group had... by Fernette Eide | | Being Dyslexic, Careers
“I was not a good student, and the reason I was not a good student is that I didn’t know how to read… I was dyslexic, but at the time that was not really a word that was used. What was used was “mildly retarded” or “slow.” I ended up flunking out of a couple of... ![Unleash Dyslexic Writing with Dr. Nicole Swedberg [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Screen-Shot-2016-06-16-at-2.38.51-PM.jpg)
by Fernette Eide | | Dysgraphia, Dyslexic Advantages, Premium, Premium Content, Video, Writing
In step-by-step fashion, learn how to unleash the dyslexic writing talent of students through Dr. Nicole Swedberg’s idea of Mini-Writes. In her talk, Dr. Swedberg talks about short writing assignments can help students master small achievable goals. She describes how...
