Reading-specific region differs in the dyslexic brain, Stanford-led study finds

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Normally, as kids learn to read, the visual word form area develops within the visual cortex, a large region of the brain’s “gray matter” located at the back of the head. The VWFA is a small part of the left side of the brain — ranging from pea-sized to about the size of a dime — that lights up on functional magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain while people are reading. It has two subregions, one that responds to the shapes of words, and another that also responds to their meanings

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Can Giftedness Mask Dyslexia?

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When we talk about dyslexia, many people think of difficulties with reading and writing. But what happens when students have both dyslexia and giftedness? These students may perform well on standardised reading comprehension tests when comprehension is assessed through multiple-choice questions. In this way, the decoding problems typical of dyslexia are not detected. This may mean that the difficulties remain invisible to teachers, students and parents.

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AI Can Help Solve the Reading Achievement Gap

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  • The reading achievement gap is actually an opportunity gap that AI can close.
  • Custom-built AI can ensure objectivity that learners value in evaluation and intervention.
  • Economical, scalable AI removes the dependency between expensive resources and student performance.
  • AI enables the individualization of general and special education.

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How to try ‘immersive reading’

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Until recently I believed that the three greatest contributions audiobooks have made to civilization were providing access to books to the sight-impaired, reducing the tedium of mindless drudgery and providing another level of interpretation and richness through the voices of gifted narrators. Further, audiobooks can add a new dimension to reading. Many people listen to a book while reading it at the same time, a practice known as “immersive reading.” The term began to take off in the late 1990s, rising steeply in the new century, which was, as it happens, when audiobooks began their own momentous ascent.

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Dyslexic Thinking: Invisible In Class, Powerful In The Boardroom

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An estimated 900,000 children in England have dyslexia, according to new research, yet fewer than 2% of local authorities track how many they support. That’s 900,000 dyslexic thinking kids being left to navigate a system that often labels difference as deficiency; kids who could represent the next generation of innovators and business leaders. Studies show that around one in three (20% to 40%) entrepreneurs are dyslexic thinkers, underlining that these early classroom challenges often nurture the exact skills needed to lead, innovate, and take risks.

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