Specific Learning Differences

This one-page fact sheet for beginners includes basic information on dyslexia and how to help children with dyslexia.

A Special Font for People with Dyslexia: Does it work, and if so why? Eva Marinus1*, Michelle Mostard2, Eliane Segers2, Teresa M. Schubert1, Alison Madelaine3 and Kevin Wheldall3 1ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders (CCD), Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 3Macquarie University Special Education Centre, Faculty of Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Why children learning to read and spell English need to be experts in the sounds of speech. Article by Bartek Rajkowski, Ph.D. Speech & Language Pathologist.

Salespeople know that there is an art to getting their pitch down to a succinct speech that is short enough to share on an elevator ride with a stranger. People with dyslexia should be armed with the same ability to explain their learning difference quickly and concisely so that friends, family, co-workers, and teachers can better understand their struggles. Here’s a short and sweet breakdown of how to develop your own elevator pitch.

This easy to print graphic poster outlines the Strengths of people with Dyslexia.

Understanding Dyslexia. A graphic displayed on an easy to print poster.

A short uplifting true story about a woman with dyslexia.

The value of multi-sensory learning is that it enables students to use their own approach to the tasks through using their strong areas and at the same time exercising their weaker areas (Hickey; 2002)