June grant subjects range from dyslexia screening to summer science enrichment

July 19, 2021 - 3:11pm from. https://tinyurl.com/djeymn3n UO researchers received 40 new grants contracts and awards in June, including funding from the Department of Education to validate DIBELS, the UO’s research-backed instrument for evaluating reading in kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms as a screener for dyslexia and a grant from the Oregon Community Foundation to support…

Katie’s Science of Reading Resource Page

What is the Science of Reading? The term “science of reading” refers to the research that reading experts, especially cognitive scientists, have conducted on how we learn to read. This body of knowledge, over twenty years in the making, has helped debunk older methods of reading instruction that were based on tradition and observation, not…

“There are qualities associated with dyslexia that people often underestimate.”

By Inclusion correspondent Myra-Lot Perrenet 18 June 2021 Laura Ruiters (l) and Renate Bosman On 18 June, it is Neurodiversity Pride Day, a worldwide day to celebrate that every brain is unique. Utrecht University will also observe Neurodiversity Pride Day to ask for acceptance, inclusion and appreciation for staff members and students with, for instance, autism,…

Dyslexia and Autism: Is there a Connection?

By Yolande Loftus, BA, LLB May 25, 2021 Autism spectrum disorders are often characterized by language impairments. Dyslexia also manifests in language deficits…which begs the question of a possible connection between the two. An autism diagnosis may explain some of your child’s challenging behavior, but parents are often left wondering whether every symptom is autism related.…

Eye movements of those with dyslexia reveal laborious and inefficient reading strategies

Aaron Johnson: "Now that we know that there are these differences in how dyslexics read, we have to ask what we can do to improve their reading." Researchers have long noted that readers with dyslexia employ eye movements that are significantly different from non-dyslexics. While these movements have been studied in small sample sizes in…

Op-Ed: California must fix its school inequality problem. Early screening for risk of dyslexia is a start

A teacher at Rosa Parks Elementary School in San Francisco reads to students in October 2019. Without early screening for risk of dyslexia at schools, children in families that lack sufficient resources may not be identified in a timely manner or receive the appropriate support.(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) By BILL LUCIA MAY 12, 2021 3:15 AM…

Experts say widely used reading curriculum is failing kids

A first of its kind review finds Lucy Calkins' materials don't align with the science of reading. January 27, 2020 | by Emily Hanford First-graders in Oakland, California, practice reading. Hasain Rasheed for APM Reports Most Americans have likely never heard of Lucy Calkins, but their children's teachers probably have. Calkins, a professor of education at Columbia…

Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyspraxia — Words-and-me

26th March 2021 People often ask me “Why do they give the most complicated of words to describe conditions where people struggle with words?” As with any complexities of the English Language it all seems to be a consequence of the rich history of our language. The many differing people who have been in power […]Dyslexia,…

Senate leaders make push to change the way reading is taught

Alex Granados and Rupen R. FofariaMarch 31, 2021 https://www.ednc.org/2021-03-30-senate-leaders-make-push-to-change-the-way-reading-is-taught/?fbclid=IwAR2fRncqH6AqVeirVl55ZDLZSCItSqiKSDkKBFaAaKvpPxkthE9MnMzZjho Update 4:54 p.m., March 31, 2021: The bill passed the Senate 48-0. It goes now to the House. Senate leaders introduced a bill on Monday that would amend Read to Achieve, requiring the training of pre-K and elementary school teachers in the science of reading and directing the State Board of Education to develop…

Dyslexia doesn’t impede Yale students; they see it as an asset

By Brita Bellinovember 3, 2020 from https://news.yale.edu/2020/11/03/dyslexia-doesnt-impede-yale-students-they-see-it-asset (© stock.adobe.com) Many parents of dyslexic children worry about their kids’ chances of success after high school, including whether they’ll be able to shoulder a college workload, Yale researchers say. Yet there has been little research into the experiences of these students at selective four-year colleges. A new…