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Film Raises Dyslexia Awareness at Sundance
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Film Raises Dyslexia Awareness at Sundance

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...animation and live interviews...who have dyslexia. In the...Understanding Dyslexia, the audience...school and his preparations...California), and others...overcome dyslexia to find...ways that dyslexia affects...effects of dyslexia such as...such as creativity and the...creativity and the ability...Understanding Dyslexia, two doctors...Center for Dyslexia and Creativity...Dyslexia and Creativity...Dyslexia and Creativity also help...disability and give strategies...
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know

By Leslie Turner
...textbooks, and a case manager...to college, and you assume the...must identify and support students...Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504...Students with dyslexia can absolutely...self-advocacy, and most students...Program (IEP), and provide services...counselors, and case managers...initiated meetings and monitored your...IEP meeting and signed off on...process. ADA and Section 504...
How to Request a School Evaluation for Dyslexia: Your Rights and the Step-by-Step Process
Special Needs > Dyslexia

How to Request a School Evaluation for Dyslexia: Your Rights and the Step-by-Step Process

By Leslie Turner
...altogether. You've heard dyslexia might be the reason,...timelines they must follow, and if they refuse, you...what happens next, and what to do if the school...trigger legal timelines and provide documentation...that protects both you and your child. Your request...child's full name, grade, and school A clear statement:...think my child has dyslexia." You're requesting...
Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability
Education > Other

Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability

By Liam Fitzgerald
...exceptional: both gifted and disabled. Twice exceptional...who's bored in class and failing at the same...identification, and what educational...need both challenge and support. What Twice...qualifies as both gifted and disabled. They have...one or more areas AND a diagnosed disability...learning disability (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia),...student's giftedness and disability interact...
Choosing a Dyslexia Reading Program: What Parents Should Know About Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Choosing a Dyslexia Reading Program: What Parents Should Know About Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton

By Leslie Turner
...parent your child has dyslexia, you'll probably...Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton all belong...spelling rules, and phoneme patterns...letter, say the word, and often trace or tap...Research on how dyslexic brains process language...training is required, and what the family's...the family's time and financial commitment...neurologist Samuel Orton and educator...
When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders

When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences

By Liam Fitzgerald
...with ADHD, and learning...disabilities like dyslexia or dyscalculia,...disorders, and autism spectrum...pathways. ADHD and dyslexia...ADHD and dyslexia both involve...processing and working...Anxiety and ADHD share...restlessness and difficulty...evaluation and what you...doesn't cause dyslexia or anxiety,...both ADHD and dyslexia....ADHD and dyslexia. Executive...attention and emotional...undiagnosed dyslexia may develop...
How Executive Function Shapes Learning: What Parents Need to Know About the Brain Science Behind Reading, Math, and Organization
Research > Brain Science

How Executive Function Shapes Learning: What Parents Need to Know About the Brain Science Behind Reading, Math, and Organization

By Emily Thompson
...when a child with dyslexia reads the same sentence...sentence four times and still can't remember...inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility....irrelevant distractions, and shift between different...they do in ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and...dyslexia, dyscalculia, and other learning disabilities,...throughout childhood and adolescence. Working...your math book, and turn to page 42,"...
Screen Time and Special Needs: Evidence-Based Guidance for Parents
Lifestyle > Recreation

Screen Time and Special Needs: Evidence-Based Guidance for Parents

By Brock Jefferson
...sensory regulation devices, and sometimes the only way your...The generic rules don't fit, and following them means ignoring...The research on screen time and special needs is mixed, sometimes...mixed, sometimes contradictory, and rarely specific enough to guide...zoning out. An 8-year-old with dyslexia using Learning Ally to keep...
IEP or 504? How to Choose the Right Support Plan for Your Child
Global Insights > Education

IEP or 504? How to Choose the Right Support Plan for Your Child

By Amelia Scott
...serves a different purpose, and comes with different protections....don't serve the same function, and not every child qualifies for...multiple disabilities. Second, and critically, that disability...the legal gate. A student with dyslexia who is reading below grade level...is reading below grade level and struggling to keep up...
Scholarships for Students with Disabilities: The Complete Guide for 2026
Financial > Scholarships

Scholarships for Students with Disabilities: The Complete Guide for 2026

By Branndon
...program requires, and how to position...academic level, and funding source....eligibility criteria, and application deadlines...strong application, and how to protect...Learning Differences and Neurodiversity....disabilities include dyslexia, ADHD, processing...processing disorders, and autism. The application...GPA or higher and plan to enroll...emphasizes perseverance and self-advocacy in...
Structured Literacy for Dyslexia: A Parent's Complete Guide to Orton-Gillingham and Evidence-Based Reading Programs
Education > Tutoring

Structured Literacy for Dyslexia: A Parent's Complete Guide to Orton-Gillingham and Evidence-Based Reading Programs

By Julia Rivera
...diagnosed with dyslexia, and now you're...dyslexia, and now you're..."Orton-Gillingham" and "structured...limited time and a child who's...specifically for how dyslexic brains process...framework, and programs like...Reading System and Barton Reading...they differ, and what credentials...systematic, and cumulative....before. For a dyslexic learner, this...between sounds and letters the...deliberately and reinforced...
Dyscalculia Tutoring: Evidence-Based Strategies for the Overlooked Math Learning Disability
Education > Tutoring

Dyscalculia Tutoring: Evidence-Based Strategies for the Overlooked Math Learning Disability

By Julia Rivera
...explain photosynthesis, and write stories that make...harder than classmates and still fails quizzes. The...The gap widens each year, and nobody has mentioned the...neurologically grounded as dyslexia. Yet it receives a fraction...the attention, funding, and parent awareness. Many...objects, counting games, and pattern recognition. Children...

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