Dyslexia and wired to learn

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A nice blogpost with some information about wired2learn. We don’t check all tools available but continue to point you to the ones we come across that seem to have some merit. Check out the comments on the blogpost in the link where someone makes a good point about Dyslectic children being able to read fluently in different languages than English as they were though that skill in a manner appropriately for them.

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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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The Genetic Basis of dyslexia

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An understanding of the role of genetics in dyslexia could help to diagnose and treat susceptible children more effectively and rapidly than is currently possible and in ways that account for their individual disabilities. This knowledge will also give new insights into the neurobiology of reading and language cognition. Genetic linkage analysis has identified regions of the genome that might harbour inherited variants that cause reading disability. In particular, loci on chromosomes 6 and 18 have shown strong and replicable effects on reading abilities. These genomic regions contain tens or hundreds of candidate genes, and studies aimed at the identification of the specific causal genetic variants are underway.

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