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Dyslexia? There’s an app for that

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Dyslexia; News from the web:

A 22 year old smart inventor from the UK is busy developing an app for dyslectic people. The aim is to create a downloadable app for smartphones that has a range of tools, such as changing font size and screen colours, to make websites more dyslexic-friendly.

The development of the app is supported by the British Dyslexia association. So watch your app store for more soon.

Read all about it HERE

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Dyslexia library online

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Dyslexia News from the web:

We are not sponsored by Dynaread but we need to talk to you about them. This company, who offers reading remediation for children with Dyslexia in 200 lessons, has an extensive library online with information and resources related to the learning disability.

Now as reading is not the strong point from the target audience they have updated their site with Ivona Text-to-speech technology. When you browse their site you will be presented with a red “listen” button that will give you the story verbally. It sounds really well and probably as good as my talking GPS in the car.

In the library they offer articles, explanations and some videos.

Read all about it HERE

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Dyslexia and reading the impossible

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Dyslexia; News from the web:

Today we bring you a link to the blog from Abigail Marshall, who is the Webmaster & Internet Information Services Director for Davis Dyslexia Association International.

She presents a picture with at first sight scribbles but at later reflection a message. Her point is that learning to read should focus on whole word pattern recognition to make deciphering easy for our mind.

Read all about it HERE

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Design a Home study course on Dyslexia

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This is a contest to design a Home study course for Dyslexia, aimed at teachers and teaching assistants in the UK. You can actually earn 100 GBP with this task and you will get information and support if your design is the chosen one. You won’t have to add actual course work but just design the outline.

Read all about it HERE

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