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Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia
"Once as a guest on a television show, I was asked about the "positive"
side of dyslexia. As part of my answer, I listed a dozen or so famous
dyslexics. The hostess of the show then commented, "Isn't it amazing that
all those people could be geniuses in spite of having dyslexia." She missed
the point. Their genius didn't occur in spite of their dyslexia, but because
of it!" Ronald D. Davis with Eldon M. Braun, The Gift of Dyslexia:
Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn 
For more topical links and references visit...
In
the Mind's Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People With Dyslexia and Other
Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity
 by
Thomas G. West
This book has strong implications for anyone who has ever considered
autism, dyslexia, or learning difficulties to be horrible things that must be
stamped out. It shows that the apparent "weakness" and "lack of ability" in
some areas can really be an aspect of a major (but often unrecognized) area of
strength...
Overcoming
Dyslexia: FORTUNE examines business leaders and artists who have gone beyond
the limitations of dyslexia 
by Betsy Morris, in FORTUNE Health
One was spanked by his teachers for bad grades and a poor attitude.
He dropped out of school at 16. Another failed remedial
English and came perilously close to flunking out of college. The third
feared he'd never make it through school--and might not have without a
tutor. The last finally learned to read in third grade, devouring Marvel
comics, whose pictures provided clues to help him untangle the words.
These four losers are...
A
Chance to Read: Twice Exceptional by Dennis Higgins, on
LD Online
(Video) Dr. Dennis Higgins teaches seven twice exceptional boys in New
Mexico who need some unique instruction. Higgins shows how he helps these
boys succeeed...
Dyslexia by
Sally E. Shaywitz, in Scientific American - *only available for $ in November
1996 issue in archives*
A new model of this reading disorder emphasizes defects in the
language-processing rather than the visual system. It explains why some very
smart people have trouble learning to read
Dyslexia
by the Tomatis Method
Dyslexic people process language poorly, but that doesn’t mean they aren't
intelligent... These problems can occur in listening, writing, reading,
spelling or handwriting
Dyslexia
Not the Same in Every Culture by Joseph B. Verrengia
Chinese schoolchildren with reading problems misfire in a different brain
region than the one used in reading alphabet-based languages like English.
This demonstrates that the learning disorder dyslexia is not the same in every
culture and does not have a universal biological cause, researchers said...
Dyslexia
Therapy Gets Kids' Brains on Track in the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After only three weeks of intense, specialized reading instruction,
dyslexic children started to exhibit brain activity patterns that matched
those seen in normal readers... Also read Scientists
propose cure for dyslexia in the
TimesOnLine on the same finding
A Dyslexic Child
in the Classroom
37 Common
Characteristics of Dyslexia
Brain
Scans Show Dyslexics Read Better with Alternative Strategies
Let's get ready for
School!
Advice and ideas from Dyslexia, the
Gift
The
Dyslexic Syndrome
Dyslexic?
You're not alone...
A medical solution to the riddle of dyslexia and learning disabilities,
from Dyslexia OnLine
Fact
Sheets about Dyslexia and Related Learning Disabilities from
The International Dyslexia Organization
General facts including Definition of Dyslexia, Testing, and Social and
Emotional Problems Related to Dyslexia, facts for parents including Why Home
School A Dyslexia Child?, facts for educators including Accommodating
Students with Dyslexia in All Classroom Settings, facts for adults including
Tips For Succeeding in College
and At-Risk Students and the Study of a Foreign Language in School...
Gifted
& Math Learning Disabled: The Dyscalculia Syndrome by Renee M.
Newman, http://www.dyscalculia.org
There are a great number of students who have serious difficulties in
learning mathematics, but find the rest of academic subjects easy. These
students have high IQs, are excellent readers and creative writers, and learn
quickly. They are frustrated by a paradoxical condition. When it comes to any
subject that requires understanding and application of the language of
mathematics, they fail miserably, to everyone's surprise. These students may
become ill, disruptive, easily frustrated, and may use their creative
abilities to avoid tasks involving mathematics...
The Gift of Dyslexia:
Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn by
Ronald D. Davis with Eldon M. Braun
Although this is a sales site for this book, the synopsis is full of
information on the curious, creative, and intuitive world of the individual
with dyslexia
Graphomotor
Skills: Why Some Kids Hate to Write by
Glenda Thorne
Students with graphomotor problems are frequently called "lazy",
"unmotivated" and/or "oppositional" because they are reluctant to produce
written work. Strategies for Graphomotor problems include...
My
Name Is Brain Brian by Jeanne Betancourt
Brian and his fellow members of the Jokers Club hate school. To make it
more fun, they create a secret game, winning points for making other people
laugh during the day. Brian wins the first point when he writes his name as
"Brain" on the blackboard. But it's no joke. (fiction, grades 4-6)
For more fiction featuring dyslexics, visit
Hoagies' Hot Topics Reading List: On
Being Gifted: Gifted & Dyslexic
Reading
from Scratch (RfS/EL)
A program of science-based teaching techniques, trains the brain to read
with the left side...
Show,
don't tell: A CEO defies dyslexia by Terri Bowersock, in
CNNMoney.com
A program of science-based teaching techniques, trains the brain to read
with the left side...
Very
Good at Everything: Social & Emotional Ramifications of Dyslexia and Other
Atypical Learning Styles & Patterns by Joyce Steeves
Sometimes a single difficulty such as dysgraphia or a poor memory for math
facts can impede a child's progress in school until he feels he is worthless.
In demonstrating what they know, dysgraphic children seem to face the most
frustration, especially if they possess a high level of intellectual potential...
 What
Does Dyslexia Look Like in a Gifted Child? - Stealth Dyslexia by Drs.
Brock and Fernette Eide
YouTube video excerpt from an online webinar "Dyslexia and Writing
Challenges in Gifted Children"...
The
Writing Dilemma: Understanding Dysgraphia by Regina G. Richards
Strategies that work to help students who experience the frustrating
problem of dysgraphia. Designed to be fun, practical, and easy to implement,
strategies are appropriate for regular or special education teachers as well
as parents (out of print)
Last updated
November 14, 2009
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