Successful Famous People Who Overcame Their Struggle With Dyslexia
We decided to share with you in this blog stories of successful dyslexics since the month of October is Dyslexic Awareness Month.
November Learning Disabilities Reading List
Every month we are planning on putting together a list of the best articles from around the web covering topics of learning disabilities, dyslexia, and ADHD. Take a look at November Learning disabilities articles and links,
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Whoopi Goldberg’s Battle With Dyslexia and Keys to Success
Whoopi Goldberg in her youth struggled with learning; labeled “dumb” and “lazy” she became a high school dropout at the age of 17. With low self-esteem, she became involved in drugs. Yet remarkably she overcame all this to have the most amazing career as an actress, comedian, television host and author. She has won an…
Assistive Technology Awards for Students With Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia
The LD Resources Foundation award program was created to help students diagnosed with Dyslexia, ADHD and other learning disabilities. The LDRFA Awards Committee will determine the award to be granted, a Chromebook Laptop or a Tablet compatible with AT applications. Our hope is that these awards will provide the necessary foundation by which these students…
Do you or your child have a learning disability or dyslexia? Download our checklist to find out.
LD Resources Foundation ACTION have created this free checklist, available for download, to assist you in determining whether your student or child may have a learning disability. If you are looking for information on learning and attention issues like dyslexia or dysgraphia please click on the below link. https://www.ldrfa.org/learning-disability-adhd-facts/ We are aware that most students…
Daylight History and Sleep Rhythms Disruption
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, 11/07 /22. We set clocks back one hour and that could cause a disruption in sleep rhythms especially for those with ADHD Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Nov 5, 2017 than the day before. On Sunday, November 6, 2022, at 2:00:00…
The Benefits of Learning To Type for Students with Learning Disability and Dyslexia
by Elizabeth Schiff, private tutor. Many students with learning differences have more than one learning disability, and students with multiple LD’s are common. As a tutor, I am often called in to work with a child on reading, only to end up tutoring them in writing and math (and even science, history and languages) as…
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Learning Disability Leaders Who Made a Difference
by Zahavit Paz Dr. Rosa A. Hagin was an educational psychologist who worked as a research professor of psychology at New York University School of Medicine. Her area of expertise was in the neuropsychological core of reading. She also taught at Trenton State College and Fordham University. She did research and taught educators about effective…