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Research In a recent study, the researchers recorded brain-wave responses of adults to a series of two beeps. The dyslexia sufferers showed distinct responses to both tones but only when there was a half-second pause between them. As the gap shortened, delayed response to the first sound obscured the second. The good readers could consistently tell the two apart. Other researchers have found hints of the problem in infants. Psychologists Dennis and Victoria Molfese at Southern Illinois University played a series of taped syllables, like "dee" and "bee," for newborns in the hospital and then recorded their brain-wave responses. Eight years later, when the same children were in third grade, the researchers tested the kids for dyslexia. Preliminary results show that 80 percent of the dyslexia sufferers exhibited a single trait as newborns: on average, they responded to sounds three tenths of a second later than other babies. "Kids should be treated early before years of reading failure in school," says Dennis Molfese. (Thanks to Univ. of Wales, Bangor.) |
Articles
about dyslexia and |
 What
causes dyslexia? - article outlining, in uncomplicated language, the causes
of dyslexia. |
| New
Clues to Learning Disability Found -
A study finds
that delayed brain development and puberty may slow children down.Normal
but slowed brain development and the onset of puberty may be important factors
in learning disorders such as dyslexia, a new study reports. |
| Five
Times Harder - Washington University report of research showing that dyslexic
children's brains have to work five times as hard as non-dyslexic children when
working at rhyming puzzles. However, there is no difference when they are working
at musical puzzles! |
| OFSTED
report on Dyslexia - article about the report of the UK Inspectors' report
on how dyslexic children are catered for in schools. |
| Dyslexia
News and Research - from the Dyslexia Teacher's site. |
| Mail
Order Dyslexia Testing - Daniel Willemin describes the experience of taking
a distance dyslexia test. |
| Arts
Dyslexia Trust - describes the work of an organization which promotes the
work of dyslexia artists. |
| Dyslexia
Online Magazine - free online magazine with articles about dyslexia. |
| Coping
with dyslexia - methods of coping with the effects of dyslexia, from the Dyslexia
Adults Link. |
| Dyslexia
in the workplace -Sylvia Moody advises on ways of dealing with some of the
challenges of the office! |
| Scientists
identify dyslexia gene - details of the latest research breakthrough. |
 Case
studies - of dyslexic children, provided by their teachers. |
| Newsweek
article - Newsweek article about recent research discoveries in the area of
dyslexia. |
| Dyslexics,
drowning in the mainstream - Mike Juggins argues the case for twin-track provision
for dyslexic children in mainstream schools. |
| Dot's
Diary - the personal diary of a teacher working with dyslexic children. |
| Advice
Line and Discussion Group - free discussion forum for anyone involved in working
with or helping dyslexic children. |
| Recognizing
dyslexia - a guide for teachers on how to recognize dyslexia in a child. |
| Brain
difficulties underlie dyslexia - report on research into differences in the
brain of a dyslexic person. |
| Adult experiences of dyslexia - adults write about their experiences of being dyslexic from the Dyslexia Adults Link. |
Dyslexia: a Positive Perspective - having dyslexia doesn’t need to be a disadvantage; it’s just a different learning style.
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