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Dyslexia Strengths and the Creative Side with Artist and Advocate Mike Juggins: Go Dyslexia Episode 3
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This blog shares my video podcast featuring artist, videographer and dyslexia advocate Mike Juggins. Unfortunately, Mike passed away a few years ago, but his message still lives on! About the Podcast Mike was passionate about raising a greater understanding and appreciation of dyslexia and other learning differences. Mike joined me from Devon, England, and took us on a tour of his free website, Dyslexic DaDa, that celebrates the strengthens of dyslexia. In addition, he offered stories, strategies, technology tips and more. Resources mentioned: 1 Dyslexia: What it is all About: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDUfVCo6ito2 The Gift Dyslexia – Mike Juggins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDDP9Oeag3g3 Inspiration: http://www.inspiration.com/4 Zoom Video Conferencing: http://www.zoom.us/5 Irlen Colored Glasses: http://irlen.com/ A...
Text to Voice - A Bookshare Demonstration and Discussion
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This blog shares my video podcast for my Go Dyslexia Podcast! CEO of BioTeam, Stan Gloss joins me in an online demonstration of Bookshare's audiobooks. Our discussion reviews: The many benefits of Bookshare for struggling readers of all ages. How to qualify for a membership. How to sign up. How to use Bookshare once your membership is active. Our favorite app to use with Bookshare - Voice Dream Reader. Here is a copy of our vlog. Be sure to come on over to see all the free video podcasts and video blogs and subscribe to Dr. Warren's free YouTube channel. Dr. Warren also...
26 Best Homework and Learning Sites
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Dyslexia Help: Reversing Reversals Beginners - New Publication and Free Samples
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I'm so excited to tell you about my Reversing Reversals Beginners publication. This digital workbook is the fourth publication in my popular Reversing Reversals Series. Why Did I Create Reversing Reversals Beginners? Upon request, I have created more fun activities that bridge the gap between Reversing Reversals Primary and the original Reversing Reversals. I have included more simplistic activities that strengthen visual processing, tracking, directionality, discrimination, pattern recognition and more. What Population of Learners are Served by this Workbook? I created the Reversing Reversals Series to help students with dyslexia to develop the core skills needed for reading and math. These...
Excellent Reading Comprehension: Developing the 3 Core Cognitive Skills
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Every teacher would love to ignite a love for reading and nurture voracious readers, but simply teaching your students how to read and asking them to read each night isn't necessarily going to help them comprehend the text that they are scanning. The key to helping your students get lost in the pages depends on whether they have developed 3 foundational cognitive skills. What are The 3 Cognitive Skills? Automatized Naming (RAN): RAN or rapid naming is the ability to quickly verbalize a series of familiar items including letters, numbers, colors or objects. Research suggests that RAN is much like executive functioning...