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New research
There's new evidence that dyslexia is caused by a problem with processing sounds in the brain. Dyslexia sufferers get confused when trying to link rapid-fire consonants like "b" and "d" to specific letters, say scientists at the University of California, San Francisco. In a recent study, the researchers recorded brain-wave responses of adults to a series of two beeps. The dyslexia sufferers showed distinct responses to both tones but only when there was a half-second pause between them. As the gap shortened, delayed response to the first sound obscured the second. The good readers could consistently tell the two apart. Other researchers have found hints of the problem in infants. Psychologists Dennis and Victoria Molfese at Southern Illinois University played a series of taped syllables, like "dee" and "bee," for newborns in the hospital and then recorded their brain-wave responses. Eight years later, when the same children were in third grade, the researchers tested the kids for dyslexia. Preliminary results show that 80 percent of the dyslexia sufferers exhibited a single trait as newborns: on average, they responded to sounds three tenths of a second later than other babies. "Kids should be treated early before years of reading failure in school," says Dennis Molfese. (Thanks to Univ. of Wales, Bangor.)

What causes dyslexia? - article outlining, in uncomplicated language, the causes of dyslexia.

Five Times Harder - Washington University report of research showing that dyslexic children's brains have to work five times as hard as non-dyslexic children when working at rhyming puzzles. However, there is no difference when they are working at musical puzzles!

OFSTED report on Dyslexia - article about the report of the UK Inspectors' report on how dyslexic children are catered for in schools.

Dyslexia News and Research - from the Dyslexia Teacher's site.

Mail Order Dyslexia Testing - Daniel Willemin describes the experience of taking a distance dyslexia test.

Arts Dyslexia Trust - describes the work of an organization which promotes the work of dyslexia artists.

Einstein's mother - light-hearted article by the mother of a dyslexic child.

Dyslexia Online Magazine - free online magazine with articles about dyslexia.

Coping with dyslexia - methods of coping with the effects of dyslexia, from the Dyslexia Adults Link.

Dyslexia in the workplace -Sylvia Moody advises on ways of dealing with some of the challenges of the office!

Scientists identify dyslexia gene - details of the latest research breakthrough.

Case studies - of dyslexic children, provided by their teachers.

Newsweek article - Newsweek article about recent research discoveries in the area of dyslexia.

Teaching Methods - methods and approaches to use to help dyslexic children and students in school.

Dyslexics, drowning in the mainstream - Mike Juggins argues the case for twin-track provision for dyslexic children in mainstream schools.

Dot's Diary - the personal diary of a teacher working with dyslexic children.

Teachers' Advice Line - free advice line for anyone involved in teaching dyslexic children.

Recognizing dyslexia - a guide for teachers on how to recognize dyslexia in a child.

Dyslexia Discussion Boards - a listing of some of the main discussion boards.

Frequently Asked questions about dyslexia - letters and answers from the 'Dyslexia Parents Group' website.

Brain difficulties underlie dyslexia - report on research into differences in the brain of a dyslexic person.

Adult experiences of dyslexia - adults write about their experiences of being dyslexic from the Dyslexia Adults Link.

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