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[PREMIUM] Tips from a Dyslexic World Memory Champion

by Sarah from Dyslexic Advantage | | dyslexia, Education, Memory, Premium, Premium Content, School, Strategies, Teachers

When people say they would like to ‘brain train’ or get smarter for school, they often mean they want to make their brains more efficient – so they learn more, but also work less. One of the most straightforward ways to do this is to boost memory – and for most...

$Q: How Can My Student Be Tested for Dyscalculia ?$

Q: How Can My Student Be Tested for Dyscalculia ?

by Fernette Eide | | 504, Accommodations, Advocacy, Assessment, Dyscalculia, Gifted, IEP, Testing

The last decade has seen a great advance in the biological understanding of dyscalculia, or math disability. The DSM V groups a specific learning disorder in math (315.1) under Specific Learning Disability along with impairment in reading (315.000) and impairment in...

Q & A: School Psychologist Asks: How Do I Identify Dyslexia? [Premium]

by Fernette Eide | | Assessment, Premium, Premium Content, Psychology, Testing

A School Psychologist asks… Q: How Do I Identify Dyslexia? You may be surprised to learn that psychologists may not know how to identify dyslexia in the school setting. You may be even more surprised to learn that a NASP consensus statement recommended school...

Can Gifted Kids with Dyslexia Fly at School? – When Tests and Schools Fall Short [Premium]

by Fernette Eide | | Assessment, Dysgraphia, Premium, Premium Content, Psychology, RTI, Stealth Dyslexia, Teachers, Testing

I recently came across Bobby Gilman’s article on the critical issues facing twice-exceptional or Gifted LD students at school. It’s an ambitious paper for sure, but provides a solid big picture view of the challenges that 2E students face in their pursuit of an...

Are Standardized Tests Making Kids Anxious? [Premium]

by Fernette Eide | | Accommodations, Advocacy, Assessment, Language Arts, Premium, Premium Content, Testing

Florida Department of Education just released results of their Florida Standards Assessment or FSA Test. 46% of all of the public school children who took the test were below standard and 20% are at risk for being held back in the 3rd grade. What are these tests that...