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  • How a school for students with dyslexia is changing the game for struggling readers

    Ann Schimke

    October 22, 2019 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    A public school in Colorado is specifically designed for students with dyslexia. ALLIES offers small class sizes, daily reading therapy periods, and perhaps most importantly a teacher cohort that has all been specifically trained to work with dyslexic students.

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  • 'A chance to have my own voice': the care users redesigning support

    Saba Salman

    September 10, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Essex

    In an effort to improve learning disability and autism support, Essex county council collaborated with learning disabled or autistic residents to devise new programs and strategies. One outcome was the creation of "a health and care 'one-stop shop' at a community venue" that allows for learning disabled or autistic people "to get help and information without visiting council offices."

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  • What parents of dyslexic children are teaching schools about literacy

    Lisa Stark

    April 30, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Arkansas

    Only about 40 percent of students in the fourth and eighth grades in the U.S. are considered proficient in reading. A group of parents in Arkansas, whose students are dyslexic, are introducing new strategies informed by their children's experiences to change the way reading instruction is taught to all students statewide.

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  • What if we prescribed video games, and not Ritalin, to treat ADHD?

    Greg Toppo

    May 11, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Game inventors have created a new game to help students who suffer from ADHD and other mental problems develop and stimulate their brains in a safer, more targeted way than normal medicines.

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