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Researchers here suggest that the defective phonological system of people with dyslexia is due to weak connectivity between anterior and posterior language areas.
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Web search is a key digital literacy skill that can be particularly challenging for people with dyslexia, a common learning disability that affects reading and spelling skills in about 15% of the English-speaking population. In the paper in our link for today, the researchers collected and analyzed eye-tracking, search log, and self-report data from 27 participants (14 with dyslexia) to confirm that searchers with dyslexia struggle with all stages of the search process and have markedly different gaze patterns and search behavior that reflect the strategies used and challenges faced. Based on these findings, they discuss design implications to improve the cognitive accessibility of web search.
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In the debate about nature versus nurture for developing reading skills, cognitive neuroscientists have a clear message: both matter.
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The cerebellum does not affect reading ability in people with dyslexia, according to a study that challenges a controversial theory.
The cerebellum is a brain structure traditionally involved in motor function.
This new study disputes that theory and could lead to improved treatment of dyslexia, according to scientists from Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C
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Understanding Dyslexia: The Signs and the Science, provides targeted support and training to educate teachers on dyslexia basics
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A Holland-area optometrist received national recognition Friday for the progress one of his patients made in optometric vision therapy that allowed him to read easily after years of struggling.
“He really did all the work we told him what to do and he made so much progress,” development optometrist Dr. Neil Renaud said. ”(He) has seen so many hurdles that were in the way for him for reading, like double vision and blurry vision and letters moving on the page, dyslexia, getting lost all the time. He’s enjoying reading now for the first time in his life. … He’s the one who had a life-changing experience that he’s going to carry forever.”
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