Tag: learning disability
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Dyslexia Runs in Families
There is an asterisk on Page 67 that suggests that you flip to the end of the book for more information. I don’t have the book finished, so I’ll provide you with the information here: The many genes needed for a complicated trait like reading or dyslexia are spread across several chromosomes, not all on…
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What It Takes To Read Fluently, Part II
I actually like this section pretty well. It is clear, doesn’t have too many words, and has several human elements in among the information. What do you think?
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What It Takes to Read Fluently Part I
I’m trying to not overwhelm readers as I present new ideas, so I have broken What It Takes to Read Fluently into two parts. As always, does this section make sense? Is this a good pace, or can I go faster?
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Outside the Box: The Dyslexia Graphic Novel – Introduction
About the same time I finished writing the previous posts, I realized that I had a problem — I was asking people who have trouble reading to read. I really want to get this information out to people who have dyslexia, so I decided to turn what I had written into a graphic novel, with the…
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Outside the Box: The Dyslexia Graphic Novel – Malik’s Podcast
This section gives a quick overview of what we’re going to talk about in the rest of the graphic novel. But it has some problems, first among them that the teacher, Ms. Tate, corrects the hero-scientist, Malik twice in the first three panels. Does this put you off as a reader?
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What Dyslexia Isn’t
What Dyslexia Isn’t What are some other misconceptions about dyslexia? And I feel like I still have too many words. What can I take out?