Dyslexia: News from the web:
Swedish startup Optolexia, which makes a digital test to screen for dyslexia in children, has raised $5.6 million (5.2 million euros) in a round led by Gabriel Urwitz, CEO of private equity group Segulah. The Pomona Group also contributed to the round, and the funding will be used to launch Optolexia’s service in the United States.
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Well it is actually Miss outstanding teen America but she is using her celebrity status to bring awareness to dyslexia
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The Italian dyslexia federation has proposed a law that will help people with dyslexia not only at school but also at work.
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Happy to see that North Carolina has introduced legislation to make screening for dyslexia AND dyscalculia mandatory. Get involved folks, support this effort and that many states may follow.
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The new chair of the dyslexia association puts dyslexia in the workplace as a focal point.
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Children with dyslexia are actually doubly disadvantaged by the current system, as spelling is effectively assessed twice. Not only is it within the teacher assessment framework, but it also gets tested again in the SPaG test. The fact that the spelling and grammar elements are lumped in together to give one single overall score means that a dyslexic child’s secure grasp of grammar is not recognised because the spelling mark pulls them down.
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