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Dyslectic Freshmen earnaward

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Dyslexia: News from the web:

Meersma and Schein, dean’s list students in their first semester at Cornell, have dyslexia and use assistive technology such as text-to-speech software to help them learn and complete coursework. For their academic excellence and advocacy work, they will each receive the Marion Huber Learning Through Listening National Achievement Award at an April 18 gala in Washington, D.C., hosted by Learning Ally, a national nonprofit serving individuals with learning and visual disabilities.

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Dyslexia in the classroom

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Great article about the difficulties that dyslectic students have when in class.

Dr Kirkby’s research with The Language and Literacy Group at Bournemouth University investigates how dyslexia affects learners when they are reading from classroom whiteboards.

“Classroom learning is the bedrock of school education, which relies heavily on copying and note-taking. Copying from a board presents serious difficulties to learners with dyslexia,” said Dr Kirkby.

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