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Ingenuity Awards 2018

Dyslexic Advantage STEAM Ingenuity Awards

Dyslexic Advantage is pleased to announce the first STEAM Ingenuity Awards. Deadline for submission has been extended to MAY 1st.

$1000 in Cash Prizes will be Awarded in 2019.

Who: Students with dyslexia age 6-18 years at the time of application. Students can work alone or with a team, however, it is is essential that a dyslexic student to have contributed significantly to the ideas behind the project.

What: Students must identify a problems and show how they solved it. Problems and solutions must involve some aspect of STEAM - science, technology, engineering, art and design, or mathematics. Students may also submit work that was submitted to school science or design fairs, however it must have been created in 2018-2019.

When:Deadline for Submission is MAY 1st. Winners will be announced in the June 15th Newsletter.

We will be awarding over $1000 in awards. Good luck! If you have any questions, contact us at: [email protected]

https://app.wizehive.com/appform/login/ingenuity2019

app.wizehive.com Dyslexic Advantage is pleased to announce the first STEAM Ingenuity Awards.  Deadline for submission has been extended to MAY 1st. $1000 in Cash Prizes will be Awarded in 2019.

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In order to graduate from high school, students need to study a foreign language. Since dyslexia is a learning disability which affects learning language, students with dyslexia often find learning a second language very difficult. The International Dyslexia Association has put together information for parents so they can understand and deal with the challenges dyslexic students face when learning a foreign language.http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/sites/default/files/AtRiskStudentsForeignLanguage2012.pdf

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Thank you, Code Read Dyslexia Network, for sharing this graphic.

Books for Children About Dyslexia - IMSE - Journal

Did you know Henry Winkler is dyslexic and wrote a book about dyslexia for kids?
https://journal.orton-gillingham.com/books-for-children-about-dyslexia/

journal.orton-gillingham.com If you’re a parent of a child with dyslexia, you’ve probably read a number of books about it. But there are a number of great books written for children, both fiction and non-fiction, that address dyslexia and other learning disabilities in an age-appropriate way.

Dyslexia Awareness: In partnership with Made By Dyslexia

Parents and teachers, if you would like to have a clearer understanding of dyslexia, please see this free online course offered through a partnership between Microsoft and Made by Dyslexia. https://education.microsoft.com/courses-and-resources/courses/dyslexia-awareness-in-partnership-with-made-by-dyslexia

education.microsoft.com Microsoft and Made By Dyslexia have a shared mission to empower every person with dyslexia to reach their potential, and we have partnered to create tools to help make this happen. Empowering teachers, educators, and parents with knowledge is the first step to unlocking this potential, so we are wor...

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Try to see things from your dyslexic child's point of view. It will be easier for both of you. http://img.jangomail.com/clients/20153/Images/10%20things.jpg

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It is never too late

Few things are more rewarding than helping a person read and spell, no matter how old they are.

susanbartondyslexiastories.com The following adult had received one year of Barton tutoring when she wrote this letter to Oprah (with the help of her tutor) to try to convince Oprah to do a show on dyslexia. Dear Oprah: I am 76 …

Is your child or student struggling to spell common sight words? - See to Spell

I was looking for a way to help my student learn to spell the many sight words he has trouble with, and the See to Spell flashcard system was recommended to me. It looks like fun! http://www.seetospell.com/

seetospell.com With See to Spell sight word flashcards, your child or student will be able to spell 129 common but tricky sight words in less time, with more fun, and with better long-term retention ~ at an affordable price. Engaging pictures in the tricky letters and a simple story provide concrete clues and memo...

Lexy

Written by Kristi Davis, author of the children’s book Lexi

Is the term dyslexia overused?

Perhaps the term dyslexia is not used enough. If a teacher has twenty children in her class, on average, about four of them probably have dyslexia.

The symptoms for each child may be different, and it ranges in degree of severity from mild to profound. But the bottom line is, they all have difficulty with reading, spelling and written expression despite being average or above average intelligence, AND they all need, according research, an Orton-Gillingham method of instruction to learn to read and spell.

To learn about the early warning signs of dyslexia, a copy of Lexy will help.

https://www.amazon.com/Lexy-Kristi-Davis/dp/1547281294/

Also, here are facts and figures regarding the prevalence of dyslexia in our population.

As many as 15–20% of the population as a whole have some of the symptoms of dyslexia.

Source: International Dyslexia Association

https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics/

According to the latest dyslexia research from the National Institutes of Health, dyslexia affects 20 percent of Americans.

Source: https://bartonreading.com/about-dyslexia/

Seventy to eighty percent of people with poor reading skills are likely dyslexic.

One in five students, or 15-20% of the population, has a language based learning disability. Dyslexia is the most common of the language based learning disabilities.

Source: https://www.dyslexiacenterofutah.org/dyslexia/statistics/

Twenty percent of school-aged children in the US are dyslexic.

Source: http://www.austinlearningsolutions.com/blog/38-dyslexia-facts-and-statistics.html

Dyslexia is the most prevalent and well-recognized of the subtypes of specific learning disabilities.
Source:https://www.ncld.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-State-of-LD.pdf

Nearly two million students in our public schools struggle with reading because of dyslexia.
Source: New York Times article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/opinion/the-reality-of-dyslexia-millions-struggle.html

Every year, teachers have students with dyslexia in their classes, and many do not even know it.

amazon.com Lexy has lots of ideas. She has ideas about shoes, acorns, spelling tests, and fixing a vacuum cleaner. She is clever, but she needs special instruction for reading and spelling. You see Lexy thinks differently. Like Lexy, nearly 20 percent of our population has dyslexia. Many of them are famous,...

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Level 1 of the Barton Reading & Spelling System teaches phonemic awareness. This is the basic foundation for reading. Without phonemic awareness, reading is difficult throughout a person's life. Dyslexia is a neurological condition which results in difficulty in language processing, including phonemic awareness.

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EquatIO® for Google Introduction

Wow! Equatio is a chrome extension that helps students get their math thoughts onto the computer easily.

youtube.com EquatIO for Google takes the pain out of creating mathematical expressions digitally. Try EquatIO for Google for free today: https://goo.gl/6KTHLA Made for t...

Dyslexic Advantage Scholarship

Dyslexic Advantage offers college scholarships to students with dyslexia currently enrolled in an undergraduate program. https://app.wizehive.com/appform/login/dyslexicadvantagescholarship18

app.wizehive.com The Dyslexic Advantage Karina Eide Memorial Scholarship Program will award scholarships of $2500 to SIXTEEN dyslexic students who are currently enrolled in college, university, or vocational school in the US. This is not an award for graduate students (sorry). The purpose of these awards is to ident...

Bright Solutions | How to Get Help

Susan Barton and other dyslexia experts recommend getting help for your child as soon as you suspect something is wrong with their progress in reading and spelling. Often teachers will encourage parents to "wait and see." But if there is a problem such as dyslexia, if the parents wait then the problem will only compound. By the time they do get help, the child's self esteem may have suffered dramatically. Not only that, but it will take much more time and effort to help them read and spell at their intellectual level. http://www.dys-add.com/getHelp.html

dys-add.com How to get tested, tutoring that works, classroom and on-the-job accommodations, technology tools, common myths, and more.

Most people with dyslexia have the ability to manipulate three dimensional images in their minds, while most people who are not dyslexic do not have this ability. http://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/new-evidence-for-dyslexic-strengths-in-3d-spatial-reasoning/

The Power of Self-Advocacy for Children with Dyslexia

Can an eight year old advocate for himself at school? One boy did so at the start of third grade, and an educational team working towards his success was created. If you would like advice and support for helping your child learn to self-advocate, there is help available at Learning Ally. Information about their resources is found at the bottom of the following article.

https://go.learningally.org/together-possible/

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Bright Solutions | Free On-Line Videos

Susan Barton has a free video online which describes the accomodations that should be given to dyslexic students in the classroom. http://www.dys-add.com/videos/dyslexiaClassroom.html

dys-add.com These free videos are a great way to learn about dyslexia.

This Beautiful Textbook Is Designed to Make You Feel Dyslexic

The message of the book, "The Dyslexic Advantage," is that the very brain differences that lead to dyslexia also give dyslexic people profound gifts. One gift is seeing the world in different ways, and being able to communicate their insights effectively to other people. One person has done this with a beautiful textbook designed to make the reader experience what it is like for a dyslexic person to learn to read.

https://www.wired.com/2013/11/a-textbook-designed-to-make-you-fail/

wired.com Sam Barclay's goal is to simulate what it's like for someone with a learning disability while explaining the underlying psychology.

Overcoming Dyslexia by Dr. Sally Shaywitz * The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity

I just finished reading "Overcoming Dyslexia," by Sally E. Shaywitz. I learned how parents and teachers can identify dyslexia in their students, and what to do to help them succeed in school. The book was recommended for tutors by Susan Barton, and I feel I understand dyslexia more deeply after reading the book. Next I am reading "The Dyslexia Advantage," by Brock Eide and Fernette Eide. http://dyslexia.yale.edu/book_Overcoming.html

dyslexia.yale.edu One in five American children has trouble reading. But they are not stupid or lazy. In Overcoming Dyslexia, Dr. Sally Shaywitz, co-director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity, offers the latest information about reading problems and proven, practical techniques that, along with hard work...

APS Dyslexia Conference 2017 - Arlington Public Schools

Registration is open for Arlington Public Schools Conference on Dyslexia, to be held on October 28th. https://www.apsva.us/aps-dyslexia-conference-2017/

apsva.us October 28, 2017: 9:00am – 3:00pm Kenmore Middle School 200 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington, VA 22204 Please save the date for Arlington Public Schools’ first Dyslexia Conference, which will address building knowledge, interventions, accommodations and more! Mark your calendars. Registration will…

How American schools fail kids with dyslexia

The stories told by dyslexic people let down by the school system break my heart. It has been known how to teach reading to children with dyslexia since the 1930s.

https://www.apmreports.org/story/2017/09/11/hard-to-read?utm_campaign=APM+Reports+-+Shackled+Legacy&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc_Newsletter&utm_content=NEW+DOCUMENTARY%3A+College+Dreamers+in+Trump%27s+America

apmreports.org There are proven ways to help people with dyslexia learn to read, and a federal law that's supposed to ensure schools provide kids with help. But across the country, public schools are denying children proper treatment and often failing to identify them with dyslexia in the first place.

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October is Dyslexia Awareness month. Here is a graphic from WebMD which describes the strengths and weaknesses of many people with dyslexia. http://img.jangomail.com/clients/20153/Images/StrengthsWebMD.jpg

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Bright Solutions for Dyslexia

"Don't worry. He'll catch up."
Will Condemn Your Child To a Lifetime of Struggling to Read
by Jill Santilli Packhem

You’re worried about your child because he is having trouble learning to read.

Your smart-as-a-whip child, who can carry on a conversation with any adult and create a masterpiece out of Legos without instructions or guidance, can’t figure out the words in his book.

Homework that takes most of the other kids fifteen minutes takes your child an hour. It’s often an agonizing, tear-filled sixty minutes, and you just want to scream.

So you’re worried. And you can tell that your child is worried, too. He is starting to complain that he doesn’t want to go to school.

What is wrong? You talk to your best friend, who tells you, “Don’t worry. He’ll catch up.”

You talk to your child’s teacher, who says, “He is just a late bloomer. When he is ready, it will all just click.” She takes him aside to help him with his schoolwork.

That is not enough!

Your smart child may have an under-diagnosed reading problem that affects 15–20% of the population — dyslexia. That’s right; one out of every five people in the world has some form of dyslexia and struggles learning to read with traditional methods of teaching.

So that advice you’re hearing telling you to just wait and not worry is HOGWASH!

For most struggling readers, learning to read is not a question of being given more time. The theory of children being “late bloomers” with regard to reading has been disproven by research.

Children who have difficulty when young will NOT just “catch up” on their own or with traditional methods of teaching.

To see the rest of this article, go to:
https://medium.com//dont-worry-he-ll-catch-up-will-condemn-your-child-to-a-lifetime-of-struggling-to-read-2dcfbb488ed8

Have Dyslexia? * Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity

When I asked a friend of mine to share with me her favorite resources for dyslexia, she told me about the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity. I love how their name puts dyslexia and creativity together. http://dyslexia.yale.edu/HaveDyslexia.html

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Videos | Barton

If you are homeschooling a dyslexic child, Susan Barton has great advice for you. https://bartonreading.com/videos/

bartonreading.com A: No. It was a small portion of six different lessons. You saw how we explain syllable types, and how we use them to explain the sound of the vowel, and how they help make spelling seem simple and logical.

APS Dyslexia Conference 2017 - Arlington Public Schools

Arlington Public Schools is offering a conference all about dyslexia.

apsva.us October 28, 2017: 9:00am – 3:00pm Kenmore Middle School 200 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington, VA 22204 Please save the date for Arlington Public Schools’ first Dyslexia Conference, which will address building knowledge, interventions, accommodations and more! Mark your calendars. Registration will…

Dyslexia fact sheet from Understood.org.

How a teacher handles it when a child is struggling to read will have a lifelong effect on that child.

Libby, by OverDrive - an app for library ebooks and audiobooks

Libby is a free app which links to your local library. Using the app, you and your children can listen to thousands of audio books for free. Listening to audiobooks helps dyslexic children learn about the world and build their vocabulary, since they can read books at their intellectual level.

https://meet.libbyapp.com/

meet.libbyapp.com It takes just a few taps to find and borrow a title. Libby has a ground-breaking ebook reader, and a beautiful audiobook player.

#1 Meet with your child’s teacher before school starts » Ask Susan Barton

School is starting soon. Susan Barton recommends asking for a meeting with your dyslexic child's teacher before school starts. Great tip: offer to bring them their favorite drink from Starbucks.http://www.asksusanbarton.com/2016/08/06/meet-with-your-childs-teacher-before-school-starts/

asksusanbarton.com Ask Susan Barton is the place to get advice, support, and resources for Dyslexia.

Overcoming Dyslexia by Dr. Sally Shaywitz * The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity

The first book I read about dyslexia was "Overcoming Dyslexia" by Dr. Sally Shaywitz. It is science based and explains the research behind Orton-Gillingham principles of teaching dyslexic children to read. It also talks about how exactly the brains of people with dyslexia are different from the rest of us. These brain differences explain the many gifts of dyslexia as well as the challenges. http://dyslexia.yale.edu/book_Overcoming.html

dyslexia.yale.edu One in five American children has trouble reading. But they are not stupid or lazy. In Overcoming Dyslexia, Dr. Sally Shaywitz, co-director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity, offers the latest information about reading problems and proven, practical techniques that, along with hard work...

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