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Evidence-Based: New MIT Study Validates Learning Ally’s Audiobook Solution for K-12 Vocabulary Gains
Learning Ally today announced new findings from a randomized controlled trial conducted in collaboration with researchers from the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. This landmark study provides powerful new evidence validating the positive impact of Learning Ally’s unique approach to audiobook-based interventions on student literacy development.
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Can You Change an 88-Year-Old Brain? | Psychology Today
Can you change an 88-year-old brain? This question came up when Mr. JT Johnson, 88, started using an AI program to correct his dyslexia. Dyslexia is a common reading difficulty that affects 1 in 5 people (Yale Center for Dyslexia, 2022). It is classified as a learning disability in schools.
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A Metronome, Not a Mouse: An Affordable Approach to Dyslexia
A Metronome, not a Mouse: An Affordable Approach to Dyslexia
Strengthening rhythm and timing builds the foundation for reading—and it can be done simply and affordably.”
New research is reshaping how dyslexia is understood, showing that brain timing and rhythm play a critical role in learning to read. While many technology-based interventions address these findings, their high cost puts them out of reach for most families.
Matthew Glavach, Ph.D., founder of StrugglingReaders.com, offers a practical, research-based alternative using simple tools—such as a metronome and paper-and-pencil activities—to strengthen rhythm, timing, and reading skills in engaging ways.
Designed for home and classroom use, Glavach’s three-book series is affordably priced at $15.95 per book and aligns directly with reading instruction. The program may also support individuals with stuttering, autism, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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Girl designs glasses to help others with dyslexia
Eleven-year-old Millie from Salford, Greater Manchester, has turned her personal struggle with dyslexia into an innovation that could help thousands of others. Inspired by her own experiences of headaches, nausea, and words “moving around” on the page, Millie designed colour-changing glasses with interchangeable lenses that allow users to select the hue that eases visual stress and improves reading comfort. Her invention, the rainbow spectacles, won a gold medal at the Primary Engineer MacRobert Medal, standing out among more than 70,000 entries.
With the support of manufacturing firm Thales, Millie’s prototype is now a tangible reality, demonstrating that young minds can tackle real-world problems with creativity, empathy, and determination. Engineers involved in developing her design praised Millie for her innovative thinking and clear communication, noting that the glasses address a common challenge that is often overlooked.
Stanford Study Finds Evidence-Based Reading Intervention Physically Rewires the Dyslexic Brain
Key findings include:
- Children who received intervention improved their reading levels by approximately one grade level in eight weeks.
- The Visual Word Form Area (VWFA), the brain region critical for fluent word recognition, grew larger and more detectable in students who received instruction.
- The VWFA did not show comparable growth in students who received no instruction.
- Some neurological differences persisted one year later, confirming that dyslexia reflects enduring brain traits alongside the brain’s capacity for change.
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