Not exact matches
Dr. Robert Melillo is the author
of the bestselling Disconnected
Kids and his latest, The Disconnected
Kids Nutrition Plan: Proven Strategies to Enhance Learning and Focus for Children
with Autism, ADHD,
Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Disorders.
WHEN it comes to making the classroom more «scientific», there is good, solid research into the best ways
of helping children
with dyslexia or autism, or encouraging
kids to become bilingual.
The researchers studied MRI scans
of preschool - age children and found that those
with a family history
of dyslexia were less likely to demonstrate activation during phonological processing and more likely to show decreases in gray matter than
kids without that family history.
Preschool teachers and daycare supervisors can support strong literacy practices at home by encouraging all parents, including those
with a familial risk
of dyslexia, to read to their
kids at home.
It's largely hereditary; about half
of kids with a familial risk (an older sibling or parent
with dyslexia) develop the disorder.
We need to be able to say that «this educational intervention for
kids with dyslexia helps 50 percent
of the
kids who fit a certain pattern, but only five percent
of the
kids who fit another kind
of a pattern» — just as doctors break down results for medical treatments.
Kids with dyslexia may have difficulty in reading, spelling and other skills related to the use
of printed language.
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Dyslexia Association (IDA) IDA provider directory in your area Branches
of the International
Dyslexia Association
«Reading is the foundation for everything,» said Michael Bucey, vice president
of Boulder Valley
Kids Identified
with Dyslexia, or BV -
KID.