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Computer test for Dyslexia

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Researchers at Canterbury University have developed a test that can accurately predict how well a child will be reading by the end of their first year at school.

Pro Vice-Chancellor Gail Gillon said researchers had devised a simple computer test which could “predict a child’s end of first year reading success with 92 percent accuracy”. The test could be used to identify pupils at risk of developing the language disorder dyslexia.

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Dyslexia scholarship

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Have you enrolled in college despite living with dyslexia? If so, Gemm Learning wants to help you keep pursuing your academic and personal goals.

We know that college can be a challenging and exciting time, especially for a student who once struggled with dyslexia. To encourage students affected to pursue higher education, Gemm Learning is offering a $1,000 Overcoming Dyslexia scholarship to one college student in the spring of 2013 and another student in the fall of 2013.

Students who have been influenced by dyslexia can compete for the scholarship by sharing their personal stories. Write an essay on the topic of “How I Overcame My Struggle with Dyslexia” to enter the competition.

Follow the link to their website and read how you can enter the competition and what deadlines and other formalities are. Gemm specializes in software and remote tutoring of the children. They don’t call it tutoring because they work on fixing the underlying issues rather than creating an ongoing string of additional instruction sessions.

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Dyslexia support for Australians?

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Australian parents insist there is a need to raise awareness about Dyslexia, and boost teacher training to ensure early intervention for dyslexic students. Dyslexia in fact is recognised under the disability discrimination.

The Government is promising to consider changes, including extra teacher training.

Education Minister Chris Bourke says a new group of parents and academic experts will investigate what is needed .

“I’m establishing a taskforce which is going to report to me with a work plan by the end of this year about how we can make any necessary changes that we need to do and also the kinds of extra professional development that we may need for our teachers,” he said.

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No Dyslexia support downunder

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Read today’s story about the lack of support for Dyslexia assessments and treatments. It is by now a proven fact that the early recognition of Dyslexia and early intervention are key  in improving the results at a later age. It is mind boggling to hear that still now in this day and age there is a lack of recognition by some governments. What are these people doing? How can they ignore the mountain of research and documentation?

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DST-J now also in India

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Pearson has introduced their DST-J  Dyslexia testing tool now also for the India Market. The tool is globally recognized as the most successful and effective screening tool for dyslexia and other learning difficulties, which lead to failure and distress for up to 20% of children across the world. It empowers teachers to identify academic problems before children fail, and helps them to learn.

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