Dyslexic Teen, Jessica Watson is now the Youngest to Sail Around the World. She Lands in Front of the Sydney Opera House, Designed by a Dyslexic
After nearly seven months on her own, sailing around the world in the deep blue sea, days away from her finish line, Jessica Watson contemplates her “two more sleeps till the finish line!” (An Australian phrase). She’s thinking about a hot shower, fresh food and everything else! She’s more excited than if it were Christmas. “I think it’s going to...
Read MoreOne Tough Cookie: The Journey of a Dyslexic 16 year old, Jessica Watson, Sails Around the World
It’s not often, not often at all, when a fellow dyslexic (or anyone for that manner) gives me the chills when I hear about their journey. Or that it stays in my head throughout the day, constantly thinking, “Wow!!” But this journey isn’t one I would recommend, even for a seasoned adult. It is one that would wrap up a lifetime of searching for answers in...
Read Moredys.lex.i.a Defined by FreeThinkers University
dys.lex.i.a the umbrella slang word for public’s inability to understand the complex and extraordinary thought process of ‘Multi-dimensional FreeThinking”. -By Stacy Poulos -FreeThinkers University Get this definition on different products… http://www.dyslexia.tv/ Dyslexia TV & FreeThinkers University Proudly sponsored and designed by http://www.playback.net ©2010...
Read MoreDyslexia is Running Around Dis logic Without A Reference Point Recent Brain Research
One thing that bothered me as a child AND as a adult is how you are constantly tested for dyslexia or really just a grade level. I found the test in school just made me feel more insecure and humiliated. You take them often, I think like every quarter? And it’s the same one from elementary school, to Jr. High, to High school and believe it or not… College! I felt they just wanted to...
Read More7 Ways to help dyslexic children succeed
Rob Langston, author of The Power of Dyslexic Thinking gives some excellent helpful tips to helping a dyslexic child read, bravo Ron! 1. Full discloser is the order of the day 2. Reinforce strengths 3. Reading is hard work– at least make it interesting 4. Provide current role models 5. Assistive technology 6. Multi-sensory approach to learning at school or home 7. Provide accommodations...
Read MoreCharles Schwab In Learning Hurdles, Lessons for Success
… “That’s the real problem with kids who struggle with learning … Some kids feel like they’re stupid. I want them to know that they’re not. They just learn differently. Once they understand that and have the tools to learn in their...
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