Decoding Dyslexia

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Read the story about the couple who played a major role:

By now, Sally and Bennett Shaywitz might have retired to a life of grandchild-doting and Mediterranean-cruising.

Instead, the Shaywitzes — experts in dyslexia at Yale who have been married to each other for 55 years — remain as focused as ever on a research endeavor they began 35 years ago

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Dyslexia a difference or a disability

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It may have something to do with on which side of that great pond you are.

In the UK and Europe they refer to Dyslexia as a learning difference, in the US it is commonly referred to as a learning disability. The magic may be in the legislation in the US that protects students with a learning disability the Individual with Disabilities Education Act.

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Dyslexia Resource handbook in the making

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In recent reading tests, 25 percent of Oklahoma students scored below basic level, or unsatisfactory, while 28 percent scored proficient. Those numbers were worse for kids with identified learning disabilities like dyslexia.

So now a task-force is compiling a resource handbook for parents and teachers.

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