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Don’t wait: The importance of early dyslexia intervention

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A learning disorder that can impact a child’s ability to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols—but that doesn’t affect general intelligence—dyslexia often goes unnoticed until a student displays significant struggles with reading and/or writing.

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Are you Dyslexia aware? Take this short, 10 question quiz

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Dyslexia is the most common disability affecting young learners today, with 5 to 20 percent of the student population affected, say some studies. The following true/false quiz addresses many of the common myths and misunderstandings surrounding the learning disability. Dyslexic individuals have a limited capacity for learning.

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AI is the solution to costly and ineffective dyslexia programs

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1 Within this larger pool, a core group is considered to have a reading disability or dyslexia. 15 The largest category is learning disabilities, mainly dyslexia. 16 Reading difficulties also occur across other disabilities such as autism and ADHD. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 45 (3), 217-231.

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Understanding dyslexia: Why early diagnosis and intervention matter 

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Eventually, I felt I had no choice but to finally take my son for a thorough evaluation that revealed not only ADHD but also dyslexia and dysgraphia, a writing-related learning disability. And his teachers simply weren’t equipped with the right tools–approaches based on the science of reading–to help him.

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10 steps for making your online courses accessible for all students

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New report highlights 10-step plan to applying Universal Design for Learning online. According to a new report, incorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in online courses not only benefits students with disabilities, but can have significant benefits for all students, ultimately increasing retention and improving learning outcomes.

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Don Johnston Incorporated Joins Texthelp Group; Edtech Giants Join Forces to Help Students Across North America and the Globe

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Texthelp’s goal is to use its assistive technology to help 1 billion people with reading, writing, and numeracy by 2030. The company’s support and accessible technology is designed to accommodate children and adults with special needs and learning disabilities. Together with Don Johnston Inc.’s

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How to create a dyslexia-friendly environment in your school

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According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 80 percent of students with learning disabilities have dyslexia. In order to create a learning environment that feels safe, comfortable and empowering for students, schools need to adhere to basic guiding principles. Identify Indicators.