Dyslexia Solutions of Northern California

06/12/2018

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/104634143/Dyslexia-Its-heartbreaking-to-hear-your-child-say-they-re-stupid

I feel like my children are expected to underachieve - there's no funding to help them do otherwise.

06/09/2018

https://www.dyslexia.com/famous/erin-brockovich/

Erin Brockovich, a famous lawyer who helped win a $333 million class-action lawsuit – the largest of its kind in U.S. history – was told by her teachers that she would never even make it through college.

For her case, she had to read through thousands of pages of medical records and legal briefs. This was a feat that none of her teachers would have believed possible of her.

Brockovich is dyslexic. She was teased by her peers and negatively labeled by her teachers while growing up.

In high school I was labeled the girl least likely to succeed. I was a dyslexic. I remember so many …

06/08/2018

https://edsource.org/2018/gavin-newsom-knows-what-it-is-like-to-struggle-with-reading/598688

The likely future governor of California opens a window to the painful world of dyslexia experienced by millions of children and adults.

06/07/2018

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/awful-truth-dyslexia-services-school-214807454.html

It's NOT the teachers fault. They know that services for dyslexics are weak. Something has to be done at the administrative level.

The mother of a child with multiple disabilities explains the school is less prepared to help her son with dyslexia, and she has discovered this is the norm.

06/06/2018

http://dyslexia.yale.edu/story/john-irving/

John Irving published his first novel at the age of 26. His fourth novel, The World According to Garp, won the National Book Award in 1980. His screenplay adaptation of another one of his novels, The Cider House Rules, won him an Academy Award. Millions of copies of his novels and short stories have...

06/05/2018

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/41845/understanding-dyslexia-and-the-reading-brain-in-kids

Reading is a skill humans aren't born with, but schools are designed to reward those whose brains are well-wired to read, which can complicate the learning experience for kids with dyslexia.

06/03/2018

05/26/2018

https://blog.dyslexia.com/visual-dyslexia-new-study/

Visual Dyslexia: New study is all sizzle, no steak

05/26/2018

https://blog.dyslexia.com/research-morphemes-dyslexia/

05/23/2018

Daniel Radcliffe (dyspraxia)
As the star of the Harry Potter movies, actor Daniel Radcliffe can be seen zipping around on his broomstick and saving the day during Quidditch matches. In real life, he has dyspraxia, which can make it difficult for him to tie his shoes. Handwriting also continues to be a challenge. He was 9 when his mother encouraged him to audition for a play. “I was having a hard time in school,” he said. His mom thought acting would boost his confidence. She was right!