World of Dyslexia Newsletter - February 02
This month we have news about the following items:
** Listening Skills
** Dyslexia Treatment Center Offers Children a Free Hand up
** New Insight into Why Learning Disorders are Genetic
*** Kenya Dyslexia Conference
*** 'Getting the Action You Deserve' - translated into Spanish
*** Cause of Dyslexia on Chromosome 18
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Listening Skills
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Listening is an essential part of the curriculum and is necessary for functioning well in any classroom. The ability to concentrate on the spoken word and to follow a list of instructions is crucial to doing well; however, sadly, many children lack these important skills.
For dyslexic children, following a string of verbal instructions is typically very difficult. Many become frustrated when they cannot do what has been asked of them, and consequently feel anxious and embarrassed at school, and even at home.
Read the rest of Jeremy Scott's article at:
www.dyslexia-parent.com/mag37.html
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New Insight into Why Learning Disorders are Genetic
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Scientists analyzing new images of the brain have discovered that structures used in language processing are strongly influenced by genetics. This begins to explain why learning disorders such as dyslexia and autism can run in families. The same study also revealed that the volume of gray matter is strongly linked with intelligence.
Read more at:
http://www.dyslexia-teacher.co.uk/t122.html
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Kenya Dyslexia Conference
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Nairobi was the setting for the annual Kenyan Schools' Dyslexia Conference. Twelve leading independent day and boarding schools were represented. Many of the delegates had travelled many miles from up country to attend this annual conference. Other delegates came from schools within Nairobi.
William Ferguson's full report is at:
www.dyslexia-teacher.co.uk/t124.html
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'Getting the Action You Deserve' - translated into Spanish
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Many thanks to Monica Salgado for translating Kathi Borthwick's excellent article 'Getting the Action You Deserve' into Spanish for printing out for Spanish-speaking parents,
See the article at:
www.dyslexia-parent.com/mag36s.html
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Cause of dyslexia on chromosome 18
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A pre-school test to identify children with a predisposition to dyslexia might be possible in the future with the discovery of a genetic link to the disorder.
A study of more than 200 families of children who are dyslexic has revealed that a region of chromosome 18 – one of the 23 pairs of human chromosomes – is strongly associated with the condition.
Scientists from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics in Oxford, UK, say that the biggest dyslexia study of its kind has identified what could turn out to be the most important gene involved in causing dyslexia.
Read more at:
www.dyslexia-teacher.co.uk/t125.html
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