With more colleges and universities waiving standardized tests for admissions, many college advisors are recognizing the importance of college application essays in the process. Rightly or wrongly, AI is also having considerable impact on college applications. For students who struggle with writing and writing about themselves, having a way to start the essay can greatly […] To access this post, you must purchase a Premium Membership. The post AI for College Admissions [Premium] appeared first on Dyslexia | Dyslexic Advantage ..read more

FEWER COLLEGES REQUIRING STANDARDIZED TESTS If you or your students struggled with standardized tests, there is good news on college admissions as increasing numbers of schools no longer require tests for admission. This fall, over 80% of four-year colleges won’t require students to submit ACT or SAT scores. There are over 1800 institutions that are […] The post Dyslexia: The Changing Landscape of College Entrance Exams appeared first on Dyslexia | Dyslexic Advantage ..read more

A multilingual member of this community (who is also dyslexic) asked us for advice about improving grammar in English. Grammar is something that non-dyslexic people may pick up effortlessly and without conscious awareness as they read and listen to native speakers (Implicit Learning). Unfortunately, grammar cannot be learned in such a passive way by most […] To access this post, you must purchase a Premium Membership. The post Question: Multilingual Dyslexic Adult: How Best to Learn English Grammar [Premium] appeared first on Dyslexia | Dyslexic Advantage ..read more

There are millions of school children struggling with math at school. Does it matter if a student’s math struggles are identified formally as a math disability or dyscalculia? 40% of dyslexic people are likely to also have dyscalculia, but because dyscalculia is rarely assessed in schools, few individuals ever receive that designation. Does it matter? […] To access this post, you must purchase a Premium Membership. The post Math Problems: Does It Matter If It’s Identified As A Math Disability? [Premium] appeared first on Dyslexia | Dyslexic Advantage ..read more

I’ve been pretty ill over the past week, but one upside to this is that some of the papers I had just re-read prior to this seem to be mixing together with new insights. I had been re-reading Taylor and Vestergaard’s Developmental Dyslexia: Disorder or Specialization in Exploration? and reading more of the background studies […] To access this post, you must purchase a Premium Membership. The post Public Education is General, Make Your Education Specialized [Premium] appeared first on Dyslexia | Dyslexic Advantage ..read more

Although dyslexia is typically defined in terms of its effect on reading, research studies have established much broader effects on motor systems, language, and speed of processing. If professionals are not aware of these differences, they won’t request accommodations for the students who they test, and as a result, these students will miss out on […] To access this post, you must purchase a Premium Membership. The post The ‘Why’ of Accommodations: Motor, Language, Speed [Premium] appeared first on Dyslexia | Dyslexic Advantage ..read more

(Guest post from Stacy Scofield from sponsor Commonwealth Learning) More than three years have passed since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. And now, with little pomp and circumstance, the Public Health Emergency Declaration is over. We made it, resilient lot that we are, through the isolation, illness, and three of the most […] The post Virtual Learning is Here to Stay appeared first on Dyslexia | Dyslexic Advantage ..read more

Recently we received a question about severe dysgraphia and moderate dyslexia. The dilemma was how to prioritize limited resources for therapy (if any). There is a high overlap between dyslexia and dysgraphia, but severe handwriting  difficulties in the early grades often suggest dyspraxia (a disorder of fine and gross motor coordination) as well. The practical […] To access this post, you must purchase a Premium Membership. The post Question: Third Grader with Severe Dysgraphia and Moderate Dyslexia [Premium] appeared first on Dyslexia | Dyslexic Advantage ..read more

Among professionals who work with dyslexic students, there have long been recommendations to mind map ideas. In recent basic neuroscience research, there’s been a growing understanding why. Neuroscientists have long studied how knowledge seems to work in the brain with schemas -or patterns that can form a flexible reference base that helps us understand new […] To access this post, you must purchase a Premium Membership. The post The Mind Map in Your Brain [Premium] appeared first on Dyslexia | Dyslexic Advantage ..read more

Someone recently asked this question because his previous job came to an end and he wanted find a job that better matched his dyslexic strengths. It’s hard to answer that question specifically for any one person because a great deal of variation from person-to person can exist within the strengths associated with dyslexia. INTERESTS AND […] To access this post, you must purchase a Premium Membership. The post Question: Advice for Jobs Good for Dyslexic Creatives? [Premium] appeared first on Dyslexia | Dyslexic Advantage ..read more