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The Biology of Dyslexia

Dyslexia, Martha S. Burns, Reading & Language DifferencesBy Martha S. Burns, Ph.D.July 1, 2019

For decades, ever since dyslexia was described as a disorder in learning to read, scientists, educators, and parents have wondered about the causes. Why is it that one child within a family of normal readers has so much trouble learning to sound out new words, can’t learn to read effortlessly with good comprehension, or needs…

Why Dyslexia Is More Than a Reading Disorder

Dyslexia, Reading & Language, Reading & Language Differences, Reading and Language in the ClassroomBy MacLean Fitzgerald December 22, 2016

In a recent TIME piece researchers found that past research techniques on individuals with dyslexia wasn’t the best approach. Until recently, researchers assumed the challenge could be traced to language difficulties, including problems processing printed words, and they focused their attention on the language parts of the brain. But in the latest research published in…