Dyslexia and The Blur Effect

Black is black.  But to help a dyslexic reader, should it be a little bit gray? 

You’ve probably heard the idea that pink paper is a good color to print on because it seems to help a lot of dyslexics read better, now teachers are saying there are other really easy and really helpful things we can do on our print ups and computer screens.

Make your font an off-black and your background an off-white.  -Shades of gray may make a big improvement to the blur effect a lot of dyslexics experience.

Click here for the full article and other easy tips.

Dyslexia breakthrough - a matter of balance

 

Exercise can make a dramatic difference to dyslexia.  That’s what a bunch of scientists in Exeter University (UK) say. 

If you do the right kind, which means balancing-type exercises done regularly, you stand a good chance of improving your reading and writing no end.  

The article is in the Guardian.

Got dyslexia, got stacks of money!

Dyslexics are over-represented among the super-rich!  So says a study of entrepreneurial millionaires.  Why’s that?  Because people with dyslexia

• Are good lateral and strategic thinkers.
• Know how to handle struggle and how to cope with being out of the mainstream.
• Are OK with making mistakes.  -They fall and get right back up.
• Work fast.
• Are optimistic.

…Of course!

What to do about that b/d problem

There are a few tricks that can help you remember which way around these two problematic letters face, here’s one of them:

d comes after c in the alphabet so, ta da, first write c and then add the stick to get d.

d = c with a stick (I) stuck on after it

3 best study strategies

Top 3 strategies for effective studying:

1.    Teacher provides an outline of what’s coming and also a review of what came.

2.    Student keeps color-coded files with labeled dividers.

3.    Student has a study buddy to call after hours.

What are your best tips?  Do you keep a scrupulously updated calendar, do you program your phone to give you alarms/reminders, do you have a friend proof read anything you commit to the keyboard?

For a nice article on classroom strategies (in school but mostly still useful for college), click over to the Davis Dyslexia Association.

For another nice article from a teacher who found a lot of ways to cope with the stress of getting her degree, visit this page in The Guardian.

Dyslexia - The door to a big life!

Dyslexia makes you work harder, but after all that slog, and because of the stubborn streak it builds in you, it may help you dream and plan bigger.  -So says a bunch of stars who have dealt with dyslexia so successfully that they now make fabulous and famous livings that largely rely on words. 

"Take this obstacle and make it the reason to have a big life," says Orlando Bloom.

''I drove myself into the ground trying to get over dyslexia and when I finished school I had the top grades," says Keira Knightley

Find this very nice article at:    How 5 Actors Deal with Dyslexia