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Teachers Group Pushes Back against Proposed... 
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Posted 02/26/2010 — by Anne Schauman
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Will Morton was a happy, creative and enthusiastic child until he went to kindergarten.  (more)
 
Teachers group pushes back against proposed dyslexia testing mandate 
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Posted 02/22/2010 — by Anne Schauman
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Will Morton was a happy, creative and enthusiastic child until he went to kindergarten.  (more)
 
Dyslexia: Reading not linked with IQ 
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Posted 12/29/2009 — by Anne Schauman
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Reading ability does not track with intelligence among people with dyslexia, U.S. researchers say.  (more)
 
Literacy Task Force of Northern Wisconsin lends the illiterate a voice 
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Posted 12/28/2009 — by Anne Schauman
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The task force held its annual meeting Monday, Nov. 9, at Nicolet College to address the root causes of illiteracy, and what can be done to help those who struggle with learning to read.

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Organization strives to quash myths about dyslexia 
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Posted 11/25/2009 — by Georgia Weier
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By Laura A. Hipshire, Heritage Newspapers

People who have dyslexia are not "dumb."

That's just one of the many misconceptions out there about dyslexia that Joy Graves of Wyandotte would like to put to rest.

For the past 11 years, Graves has served as director of The 32nd Degree Masonic Learning Centers for Children Inc. (known as the Detroit Learning Center) in Dearborn, an organization dedicated to helping children overcome dyslexia.  (more)
 
Educational Author Shares Dyslexia Warning Signs  
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Posted 11/07/2009 — by Georgia Weier
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Kathleen Hanover , Imagine That Creative, Inc.
Published 11/07/2009 - 3:54 a.m. EST

PressMediaWire - (Eagle River, Wisconsin) - What do Olympian Bruce Jenner, mystery novelist Agatha Christie, and investment guru Charles Schwab have in common? All are among the estimated 10\% of the population that may struggle with language-based learning disabilities like dyslexia. "As dyslexics," says author Marie Rippel, "each of them may have struggled to read this. But they're not alone. Figures are hard to come by, but as many as 20 million Americans may have difficulty reading because of issues like dyslexia."  (more)
 
Dyslexia Association Identifies Dyslexia Warning Signs, Facts and Myths as Part of "National Dyslexia Awareness Month" 
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Posted 10/09/2009 — by Skip Evans
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Mass. Branch of the International Dyslexia Association Urges Education and Early
Intervention

BOSTON--(Business Wire)-- What do business moguls Sir Richard Branson and Charles Schwab, entertainers Cher and Whoopi Goldberg, famed designer Tommy Hilfiger, renowned paleontologist
Dr. John R. Horner, Olympians Bruce Jenner and Greg Louganis, actors Danny Glover, Rob Lowe and Henry Winkler, and Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan all have in common? They are among the millions of individuals who have overcome dyslexia to become successful in later life. Estimates by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services suggest that as many as 15\% of all individuals in the U.S. may have dyslexia or a related learning disorder.   (more)
 
Girl Scout writes bilingual book for Hartville Migrant Center 
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Posted 10/06/2009 — by Skip Evans
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By Kim Graves
The Suburbanite
Mon Oct 05, 2009, 04:54 PM EDT

Reading and writing are not easy for her – yet she excels in math, speaks two languages, and is passionate about writing.

“I really like words,” said Megan Capitena. “I like to make people think and question what they know.”  (more)
 
Battling the Scourge of Illiteracy 
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Posted 10/05/2009 — by Skip Evans
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Walter Long is 59 years old and lives in the town outside of Pittsburgh where he grew up. He's got a good job with the county water board, a nice house where he has raised four kids, and a wife who loves him.

And for years, Walter Long also had a secret: He could not read.

He faked it well, until one night when he was reading - or pretending to read - a story to his four-year-old daughter, Joanna.

"My daughter looked up at me and said, 'That's not the way mom read it to me,'" Long recalls with emotion. "It's still hard to say to a four-year-old, that you can't read.   (more)
 
Novi event aims to raise dyslexia awareness 
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Posted 09/19/2009 — by Skip Evans
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Shawn D. Lewis / The Detroit News

Birmingham -- Family members say Sam Solotorow is a bright, precocious kid. But his brain mixes up letters on a page and writing the alphabet can be a struggle.

He has dyslexia, a learning disorder that manifests itself primarily as a difficulty with reading and spelling.

Sam's parents knew he was having problems in school and he was eventually diagnosed with dyslexia. He now is tutored at the Michigan Dyslexia Institute, a private, nonprofit organization, after school, and his reading and writing skills have improved.   (more)
 
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