World
of Dyslexia
Newsletter
August 2007
Newsletter
August 2007
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Fish Oil Benefits Dyslexia: Learning to Learn
Study Skills for Teenagers Children Rule with New Assembly Powers Dyslexia-friendly UK Primary School Students With Dyslexia Have Special Needs When it Comes to Reading Taunton's Dyslexia Friendly Schools (UK) Dyslexia to be addressed by St Kitt's Ministry of Education Special Needs: We Need Accountability for Recipients |
Brooklynite to Lead Dyslexia Association's Outreach Program -
Danielle Mowery of Brooklyn has been named by the New York Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (NYBIDA) to lead its outreach program in the metropolitan area. 
Dyslexia Numbers Rising in Pakistan -
The number of dyslexic children in the city has risen by 25 percent in the last 10 years. Experts attribute the change to inattentive parents and the absence of special medical institutes. 
Why You Need to get an Adult Dyslexia Testing -
Dyslexia is now a recognized condition and people who suffered reading and learning disability can now put a name to it. If adult dyslexia testing was available years ago, proper treatment will be put in place to help sufferers cope with the disorder as early as possible and they can learn skills needed for them to realize their potential. 
New School to Offer Hope to Dyslexic Students -
After three years of homeschooling and tutoring Emily, their dyslexic daughter, a couple decided to start a school of their own.
If it opens this fall as planned, the Hope Academy for Dyslexics in Concord, Calif., would become the first school in Contra Costa County, and one of the only in the Bay Area, to cater to those with the reading disorder. 
Dyslexia Friendly School -
Appledore School, Devon, UK, has won a prestigious award for the way it helps pupils develop their literacy and its support for children with dyslexia.
The school was one of just six that took part in a county pilot project for the award, which aims to identify and celebrate good practice in promoting literacy development in all children and to recognise schools which meet the needs of most children with dyslexia in mainstream settings.
Click 'N Read Phonics Award -
ClickN' READ Phonics announced it had received the prestigious 2007 Gold Award from TopTenREVIEWS.com, a leading product review portal. In a side-by-side comparison of the nation's top ten learn to read software programs, ClickN' READ received the highest rating, based upon overall product features, ease of use, ease of installation, and customer support. ClickN' READ: "Excellent Graphics, Ability to Capture Kids' Attention, Quality of Lessons" . 
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Interview with a Reading Coach: the Truth about Dyslexia - Experts say there are tens of millions of functional illiterates. What are the schools doing to our children? Kim Latta runs reading clinics named Exceeding Reading in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She wrote me a note about her experiences with dyslexic children; and I thought, "This is the perfect person to tell us what's going on in the reading wars. She's in the trenches every day."