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New Typeface 'Dyslexie' Helps Dyslexics Overcome Reading Difficulties
Medical Daily
A new typeface may change the way dyslexics with online and computer-based media. Dyslexie uses scientific data to facilitate the reading experience for individuals struggling with word and letter recognition. Developed by Dutch graphic designer Christian Boer, the new typeface forgoes aesthetic qualities for heightened legibility and perception.
US News
New college students with learning disabilities will face transitions while also grappling with a few more hurdles. Laws such as the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act that require teachers and other adults to identify children with learning disabilities and make sure they get additional academic help no longer apply to college students, says Sheldon Horowitz, director of LD resources at the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
Children’s Attitudes about Disabilities Improve with Exposure
Disability Scoop
Children who are exposed to people with disabilities — either directly or indirectly — have more positive attitudes about those with special needs, researchers say. In a survey of 1,520 kids ages 7 to 16, researchers found that increased familiarity with those who have disabilities led to less anxiety and better attitudes.
Medium
You don’t need to look far to find a wildly successful person with Dyslexia; Tom Cruise, Robin Williams, Richard Branson, Henry Ford, Walt Disney, Muhammad Ali, Steven Spielberg — take your pick. If you are a young dyslexic person today there’s a broad spectrum of role models to choose from, from actors to inventors, entrepreneurs to sports stars. Each provide a shining example of how you can overcome adversity, use your failings to your advantage and follow a pathway to success. Nothing is ever easy, but it helps when someone has trodden the path before you. Now name a few famous faces with dyscalculia?
New Federal Rule Aims to Boost Disability Employment
Disability Scoop
The Obama administration is pressing forward with a plan to urge companies doing business with the federal government to dramatically increase the number of employees with disabilities in their ranks. Under a final rule announced Tuesday, most federal contractors will be expected to ensure that people with disabilities account for at least 7 percent of workers within each job group at their companies. If businesses meet that threshold, the U.S. Department of Labor estimates that it could mean as many as 585,000 jobs for people with disabilities within the first year.
Chicago Opens New High School for Students with LD
The Chicago Tribune
Wolcott School will officially open its doors this Wednesday, welcoming an inaugural class of 35 freshmen and sophomores, the first college-prep high school in Chicago exclusively for students with learning disabilities. In a school that caters exclusively to this population, the stigma is removed and instantly replaced by an inclusiveness that levels the playing field, experts say.
MIT Unleashes New Online Game for Math and Science
MindShift
As the buzz around games and learning continues to grow, one particular subset — Massive Open Online (MMO) games — is catching the attention of educators as a particularly interesting way to encourage students to collaborate, problem solve, create and think for themselves within a game.
False Claims Mislead About Dyslexia Treatment
The International Dyslexia Association
In recent months, articles have surfaced claiming that ChromaGen colored lenses have been FDA approved for the treatment of Dyslexia. While the lenses have been approved to aid in the treatment of visual problems, they have not been approved to treat Dyslexia. There is a great deal of research and information available regarding vision and dyslexia and we urge you to review the following to stay abreast of the facts (read more).
The New York Times
Experts are probably right to sound the alarm on the amount of time that children spend with digital devices, but the good-humored Mr. Garner may safely take their warnings with a tiny grain of salt. In every generation there have been disquieting influences that agitate the prophets of doom. Things usually turn out O.K.
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Get the Jump on Back-to-School Reading
The International Dyslexia Association
The back-to-school season can be chaotic for any family. Between buying new books, clothes and school supplies, there is a lot to get ready. For families of children with dyslexia, extra preparation is needed to deal with increased amounts of reading, new teachers, or even an entire new school as a child rises in grade level. To help you get a head start so your child can begin the year strong, here is a list of top tips for parents preparing for back-to-school.
Edutopia
There is a major disconnect between schools and the real world on the notion of failure. School teaches us there is only one answer for every problem. And if we don't get it, we are a failure. This dissuades students from trying -- they fear failure. We need to teach students how to make friends with failure.
Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading
The International Dyslexia Assocation
The International Dyslexia Association created the Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading in 2010. This document serves as a guide in recognizing programs that prepare teachers of reading and/or programs that specialize in preparing teachers to work with students who have reading difficulties and disabilities. Click the link for more information on the standards.
New Jersey Governor Signs Laws Recognizing Dyslexia, Requiring Teacher Training
International Dyslexia Association
Earlier this month, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law two bills designed to identify children with dyslexia and improve teacher training. International Dyslexia Association Past-President and current board member, Gordon F. Sherman, Ph.D., was a key member of the Governor’s Reading Disabilities Task Force charged with studying and evaluating practices for diagnosing, treating, and educating children with reading disabilities and examining how current statutes and regulations affect these students in order to develop recommendations to present to the Governor and Legislature.
Group Alleges Discrimination in Alternative-School Placements
Education Week
The Pennsylvania-based Education Law Center filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice today, saying that young people with disabilities and black students are being placed in alternative schools far out of proportion to their represenation in the school population.
Diplomas Elusive for Many Students With Learning Disabilities
Education Week
A state-by-state analysis of the most recent data on graduation rates for students with learning disabilities shows that while more of those students have been leaving high school with a standard diploma, many states are struggling to reach the national graduation rate average of 68 percent for students in that disability category.
Special Education Office Moves Toward Measuring Student Outcomes
Education Week
Thirty-nine states have garnered a "meets requirements" rating from the U.S. Department of Education's office of special education programs on the quality of their programs for students with disabilities. The federal special education office is moving to a system that will require states to demonstrate how they are working to improve the educational outcomes for students with disabilities.
Dyslexia Researchers Launch Multicultural-Outreach Effort
Education Week
Drs. Sally and Bennett Shaywitz, the co-directors of the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, based at Yale University, and longtime researchers of the reading disorder, have started a campaign to bring greater awareness of dyslexia to communities of color.
Six Ways to Get Your Child Back Into Learning
National Center for Learning Disabilities
For those with an LD—such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, or dysgraphia—going back to school might be a return to the constant reminder that they are “different” from their peers. When school starts, not only must children with LD switch their brains from “relax mode” to “learn mode,” they must meet the challenge of gradually more complicated assignments, getting comfortable with new teachers and classroom environments, and they have to again work harder to complete tasks that their classmates appear to do with ease.
Studies Reveal that Visual Attention is Boosted but Impulse Control Reduced by Video Games
Medical News Today
A person playing a first-person shooter video game like Halo or Unreal Tournament must make decisions quickly. That fast-paced decision-making, it turns out, boosts the player's visual skills but comes at a cost, according to new research: reducing the person's ability to inhibit impulsive behavior. This reduction in what is called "proactive executive control" appears to be yet another way that violent video games can increase aggressive behavior.
Seven Facts About Learning Disabilities and Written Expression
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Many people with learning disabilities (LD) struggle with written expression. For students with dysgraphia, the act of writing is difficult. Those with dyslexia often have serious difficulties with spelling. Also vulnerable are students who have weaknesses in areas such as vocabulary, reading and listening comprehension, word retrieval and information processing deficits.
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