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Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a language-based disability that interferes with the learning and processing of language. Individuals with dyslexia often have difficulty processing and comprehending spoken language, and expressing themselves verbally. Articles found here describe warning signs for dyslexia from young children to adults, and common myths surrounding dyslexia.
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- Assistive Technology for Kids with Learning Disabilities: An Overview
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- Dyslexia Basics
- Dyslexia and the Brain: What Does Current Research Tell Us?
- Dissecting Dyslexia
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- Effective Reading Interventions for Kids With Learning Disabilities
- Strategies for Summer Reading for Children with Dyslexia
- Questions to Ask Specialists Who Evaluate for Learning Disabilities
- Common Signs of Dyslexia
For teachers
- Communication Strategies for All Classrooms: Focusing on English Language Learners and Students with Learning Disabilities
- About Reading Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, and Reading Difficulties
- Remediation Training Improves Reading Ability of Dyslexic Children
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Books for adults
- How To Reach and Teach Children and Teens with Dyslexia
- Teaching Reading To Struggling Learners
- The Human Side of Dyslexia
Research
- Don't DYS Our Kids: Dyslexia and the Quest for Grade-Level Reading Proficiency
- Human Voice Recognition Depends on Language Ability
- Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Vision
- Evidence That Dyslexia May Represent the Lower Tail of a Normal Distribution of Reading Ability
