by Dyslexic Advantage Team | | Being Dyslexic, Careers, creativity, Famous People with Dyslexia, Professionals
“I believe that not being able to read has offered me some fabulous opportunities to see the world differently. ” Clark Mishler Clark Mishler is one of the most sought-after photographers in Alaska and one of the top assignment photographers in the... 
by Dyslexic Advantage Team | | creativity, dyslexia, Reading, VIsual
“The first book I ever read was a comic book…” “Comics were my lifeline…” “The way I got through college, was comics…” What is it about comics? So many kids and adults over the years have told us how... 
by Fernette Eide | | Accommodations, Fonts, Premium, Premium Content
With increasing awareness of the visual differences associated with dyslexia and the high incidence of dyslexia in the general population (15-20%), the world seems poised to change how they present print to dyslexic readers. What fonts are best for dyslexic readers... ![Dyslexia and Foreign Language Learning [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hello-foreign-language-pixabay.png)
by Fernette Eide | | Foreign Language, Premium, Premium Content
“…reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in foreign languages are all significantly affected by weaknesses in linguistic coding skills even when the native language has been been well-mastered…” – Elike Schneider and Margaret Crombie in Dyslexia and Foreign... ![STRATEGIES FOR THE MOST COMMON SPELLING MISTAKES: THE SCHWA [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2019-09-03-at-2.08.42-PM.jpg)
by Sarah from Dyslexic Advantage | | Curriculum, dyslexia, Education, Language Arts, Learning, Premium, Premium Content, Spelling, Strategies, Teachers, Teaching
Once you learn how to recognize the ‘schwa’, you’ll start recognizing them everywhere! In linguistics, the schwa sound is represented by an upside-down ‘e’ and the mouth position is a lot like the ‘uh’ sound in ‘butter’. It contributes to lots of misspellings in...
