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Dyslexic students aim to break world reading record

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Twelve students from Colorado Springs participated in a 500-student reading relay aiming to break the previous world record of 415 people reading a single book at one time.

The book, Sword of Darrow, is written by Hal Malchow and his son Alex, who also battles severe reading disabilities. It is a fantasy novel filled with stories and characters specifically written for those with dyslexia.

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Dyslexia’s coloured answer

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MANY children are falling under the radar.

Four out of every 30 students are likely to be suffering from visual dyslexia.

Often referred to as Irlen Syndrome, it is a specific and common form of dyslexia frequently overlooked by optometrists and in the education system.

Dr Peter Freney from Irlen Diagnostic Clinic in Buderim is calling on Queensland schools to get educated on the matter.

“In Australia we don’t do dyslexia very well,” he said.

“It needs better recognition in schools and there is a lot of room for teacher education for them to understand the process better.”

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Dyslexic work is praised

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A leading college has been officially honoured for the extra help it provides for students with dyslexia.

 

Runshaw College, in Leyland, is the first college in the county and one of only a handful of places nationally, to receive the British Dyslexia Association dyslexia friendly accreditation kite mark.

The accolade follows work done by the Langdale Road college’s Study Support Unit who work to help students overcome problems.

Ann-Marie McNicholas, HE/FE teaching and dyslexia co-ordinator, study support, said students are referred by personal tutors to make self referrals if they have problems with coping with their studies and various tests are done to find out both the cause and ways of helping students cope.

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Free Q&A Service, Encouraging Parents and Teachers to ask Dyslexia Related Questions

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Seeing the gap between what is known about dyslexia and remediation in Science, and what is understood about the subject by parents and teachers, Dynaread Special Education Corporation has launched a free online Q&A service. Dynaread hopes to help bridge the gap of science versus public dyslexia understanding by offering people the ability to get answers to their dyslexia related questions.

 

Dynaread has a team of reading specialists who can assist parents and teachers by providing them with answers to their reading remediation related questions. A simple to use online web form at https://dynaread.com/service/askQuestionForm is all it takes to get into contact with Dynaread?s team of reading specialists and ask a question about dyslexia.

 

With 5-10% of children struggling with reading, dyslexia is an issue facing many parents and teachers. Though a neurological issue, completely unrelated to intelligence, many people misunderstand what dyslexia is, and not being able to properly read has caused pain and embarrassment for parents and children alike.

 

Dekkers, CEO of Dynaread, states: ?At the annual IDA conference in Chicago a few months ago, I had the opportunity to personally meet one of America?s leading pioneers in dyslexia research and advocacy, Dr. Sylvia O. Richardson, MD, former President of the International Dyslexia Association . As someone who is passionate about helping struggling readers myself, I asked her what she could challenge me with. She stated: ?In spite of all the efforts of the International Dyslexia Association, all the advancements in reading sciences, and all our current understanding in reading disorders, this information has not yet reached the general public, nor our educational institutions.?

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Dyslexia Centre launches new video

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The learning difficulty primarily affects reading and spelling skills, and so the Indigo Dyslexia Centre wanted to find an easier way for people to learn about how it can help, rather than having to read a leaflet or its website.

The charity, which is based at the Charing Cross Centre in St John Maddermarket, has been working in Norwich since 2003, and offers free advice and guidance, but also has a shop and a series of paid-for services available.

Chief executive Martin Parsonage said: “Our clients often struggle with reading and writing and so we didn’t want them to have to read our website.

“We had the video professionally made to explain what we do and how we do it.

“We started 10 years ago on a dining room table with volunteers and it was borne out of frustrated individuals who were dyslexic themselves.

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Are Dyslexic Students Being Overlooked?

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Dyslexia is diagnosed when it is discovered that a child has problems processing language. Five percent of schoolchildren are said to have problems learning to read with most of those students being dyslexic. Dyslexia is diagnosed more often in boys than girls. Unfortunately, dyslexia often goes undiagnosed for too long. Many people make it into adulthood before ever realizing there was a problem that could have been treated.

The dyslexia_teacher.com website states, “Learning disabilities often lead to long-lasting psychological harm unless they are caught early… But many kids slip through undiagnosed, it says, leaving them unable to function later in life.” These misdiagnoses can result in depression, anxiety, and suicide.

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