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Participants Needed for NYC Dyslexia Research

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Are you interested in participating in research about DYSLEXIA?

Language researchers at Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center are looking for:
• People who ONLY HAVE dyslexia
• People who HAVE dyslexia as well as another learning disability or multiple learning disabilities (ADD/ADHD, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, etc.)
• People who DO NOT have dyslexia, but have a PARENT, SIBLING, or CHILD with dyslexia

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Computer Game to Test Vision in Children

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Researchers from the University of Tennessee Space Institute are developing a device which should make eye exams in children a whole lot simpler. The device is called the Dynamic Ocular Evaluation System (DOES) and it can screen the eyes for abnormalities, while the children watch a cartoon or play a computer game.

Good vision screening in children can detect all kinds of vision disorders. If unnoticed, these disorders can lead to learning disabilities, such as dyslexia. Currently the researchers are testing how the results of DOES compare against traditional eye exams. In any case, they already have the industry interested in taking the device to market.

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Words Recognized by Looks, Not Sounds

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Enhancing visual perceptions of words could help treat reading disorders, researcher say.

Skilled readers do not have to sound out words every time they see them, a new study indicates.

Instead, once they know a word, they can access a “visual dictionary” in their brains to recognize it every time they see it, said researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. They suggested these findings could provide new insight into certain reading disorders.

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Are Certain Jobs Particularly Suited to Dyslexics?

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Despite being a dyslexia specialist, even I was surprised when my local librarian told me she was dyslexic. As my mother said “I bet she left that off her application form”.  Being dyslexic definitely makes me a better tutor; I imagine it makes her a more knowledgeable and sensitive librarian.  I was just a little shocked, which made me realise that deep down I’m still a bit insecure about my own dyslexia.  I personally know lots of teachers who are closet dyslexics, but dare we tell anyone?

Society seems to be content with the notion that the creativity of many dyslexics leads them to become successful artists, musicians, actors, designers and filmmakers.  We also find it understandable that many seek fulfilment far from the world of books, a few becoming elite athletes, famous sports people or military heroes.   With bullying rife, maybe we can all identify with fellow dyslexic Mohammed Ali sometimes.   However, not all children are destined for physical or artistic excellence.

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Scientists Find Key Brain Differences in Dyslexia

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The Brains of People With Dyslexia May Have Trouble Processing Sounds, Especially Speech

People with dyslexia sometimes see words and letters as scrambled, making reading a difficult task. Now a new study shows that dyslexia isn’t just a visual disturbance. It also appears to be a problem with the way the brain interprets sounds, particularly speech.

The study appears in the journal Neuron.

French researchers mapped the brain activity of 23 people with dyslexia and 21 people without the disorder as they listened to a white noise.

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