Posted in Books and Videos on Oct 28th, 2012 No Comments »
James Redford, son of the iconic American actor, Robert Redford, has made a documentary about having dyslexia, titled Rethinking Dyslexia. The film will be shown Monday, October 29th on HBO. One might say there is a risk in always portraying the unusually bright dyslexics who succeed despite their school experiences. The risk is in potentially [...]
Posted in Books and Videos, Discussion Topics, Learning Disabilities and Mental Health, Personal Stories on Aug 13th, 2012 No Comments »
Posted in Books and Videos, Discussion Topics, Education Issues and Ideas on Jul 17th, 2012 No Comments »
This is an interesting article at Psych Central dot com about connections between Visual-Spatial learners and creativity and learning differences, including dyslexia. I don’t think one size fits all in regards to dyslexia. Not all people with dyslexia are going to be talented in visual spatial reasoning but nonetheless it’s helpful and interesting to understand [...]
Posted in Books and Videos, Personal Stories on Jul 10th, 2012 No Comments »
Luis Macias is the father of Alejandro. Alejandro, now nine years old, struggled in school due to his undiagnosed dyslexia. After finally getting the correct diagnosis of dyslexia, Alejandro and his family are changed for the better. Luis is producing a documentary film called “Embracing Dyslexia.” I believe that a majority of people do not [...]
Posted in Books and Videos, Education Issues and Ideas on Apr 11th, 2012 No Comments »
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnbzVYFvNZY&feature=youtu.be Interesting collection of “facts.” Especially interesting the last third as it gets into specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia. Are we failing our kids and country? [via Carolyn D. Cowen]
Posted in Books and Videos, Discussion Topics, Education Issues and Ideas on Mar 31st, 2012 No Comments »
Here’s a clip from a new documentary. What’s portrayed here is the balance of understanding the typical struggles and weaknesses of dyslexia and typically reported strengths. I like the way it’s shown here; even though all people with dyslexia are individuals with individual strengths and weaknesses. For more information: www.thedwordmovie.com/
Posted in Books and Videos, Events and Conferences, Learning Disabilities and Mental Health on Mar 13th, 2012 No Comments »
Journey into Dyslexia, a documentary by Oscar winning filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond, will show on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 from 7-9 pm at Mark Twain Library, 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896 Tel: 203-Â?938-Â?2545 Admission is free. Dr. Margie Gillis, Literacy How and Haskins Laboratories will speak immediatley after the film. Further information on [...]
Posted in Books and Videos, Events and Conferences on Feb 6th, 2012 No Comments »
Philip Schultz, Pulitzer prize winning poet will share his experiences growing up with dyslexia, at Elizabethtown College on February 22nd. I haven’t heard him speak, but have read his book, which pulls no punches when describing the difficulties faced in an unsupportive school environment. His book, My Dyslexia, describes his path to literacy.
Posted in Books and Videos, Computers and Software, Education Issues and Ideas, Learning Materials, News, Technology Issues and Ideas on Jan 19th, 2012 No Comments »
Apple’s Entrance into Digital Textbooks: revolutionary? Apple announced its entrance into digital textbooks, now selling through its iTunes and iBooks online. Though this has been somewhat expected, it’s exciting news. Believe me, this is not even the tip of the iceberg. I’ve already downloaded samples of the 8 textbooks listed in the iBooks store. While [...]
Posted in Books and Videos, Education Issues and Ideas, Learning Disabilities and Mental Health on Nov 13th, 2011 5 Comments »
Photo by Evgeni Dinev In his book “What the Dog Saw,” based on a collection of his essays and New Yorker articles, Malcolm Gladwell wrote about the notion of Puzzles and Mysteries. Gladwell encouraged us to discern whether a problem or challenge to be solved was a puzzle or a mystery. What about kids with learning disabilities? [...]
Posted in Books and Videos on Sep 5th, 2011 No Comments »
Incredible. This opinion piece in the NY Times, Words Failed, Then Saved Me poignantly reminds us there are different facets of language. To become gifted and talented in one aspect (poetry) and struggle with another (reading) proves again that teachers and parents need to be sleuths of talent as much as they focus on deficits. [...]
Posted in Books and Videos, Discussion Topics, Reading, Writing, and Math on Aug 7th, 2011 1 Comment »
This is great stuff, well-worth looking over. Forgotten Letters, a collection of essays and articles by writers with dyslexia, aims to show that the condition makes one different, not ‘less’. From a recent interview via Gtalk, anthology editor Naomi Folb said: “I think that people assume you have a really hard time and that you [...]