Dyslexics

Consequently 'dyslexics' - poor readers with an average or high IQ - have tended to be treated differently from those who are consistently bottom of the class. ❋ Stephen Adams (2011)

The MP's basic argument is that children are labelled "dyslexics" because they're confused by poor teaching methods. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And language characters are more like pictures than letters, which can be easier for many dyslexics to reproduce, she says. ❋ Linda Himelstein (2011)

But improved understanding of the way dyslexics absorb character-based languages may help educators fashion curricula. ❋ Linda Himelstein (2011)

The USA is said to have 50000000 functional illiterates and 1000000 dyslexics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dr. Wolf, whose research center also teaches children with dyslexia, says that understanding the different ways in which dyslexics' brains are wired has helped her adapt teaching programs for their needs. ❋ Linda Himelstein (2011)

Learning experts don't suggest that studying Chinese or Japanese will help dyslexics learn to read English; there's no getting around the fact that reading English well requires being able to identify and blend sounds. ❋ Linda Himelstein (2011)

Scientists say Japanese symbols are more like pictures than letters, which can be easier for many dyslexics to reproduce. ❋ Linda Himelstein (2011)

Sometimes his English letters were so poorly composed that they were hard to read, a common problem among dyslexics. ❋ Linda Himelstein (2011)

Annette Goodman , Arrowsmith's chief education officer, says the exercise is aimed at strengthening visual memory, one part of the brain dyslexics rely on for language tasks. ❋ Linda Himelstein (2011)

In dyslexics, some essential connections between the right and left sides of the brain are weaker or slower than in typical learners, Dr. Wolf says. ❋ Linda Himelstein (2011)

The Learning To Read Program is geared toward helping children who are 3-D learners (often called dyslexics), and has seen enormous improvements in the reading and academic abilities of those who use it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Character-based languages are mastered through memorization, a skill that dyslexics tend to rely on more than do typical language learners, says Sally Shaywitz , co-director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity in New Haven, Conn. ❋ Linda Himelstein (2011)

Researchers have long observed that some dyslexics have an easier time with languages like Japanese and Chinese, in which characters represent complete words or ideas, than they do with languages like English, which use separate letters and sounds to form words. ❋ Linda Himelstein (2011)

I was diagnosed with dyslexia in second grade when my teachers noticed my odd reading habits and inability to recognize the difference between the letters [b and d] when I spelled things. We knew to test my brother for dyslexia in [pre-k] when he spelled his name completely backwards, [nhoj], on a homework assignment. ❋ Hart (2005)

Examples of famous [dyslexic] people include Steve Redgrave, the Olympic athlete; [Whoopi Goldberg], the Oscar-winning actress; and Albert Einstein, the genius who developed the Theory of [Relativity]. (People who say that 'dyslexia = stupid' are usually completely unaware that Einstein had the condition.) ❋ Parnassus (2006)

[That girl's] dyslexicity is causing me a [headache]. ❋ ZeWaffle (2016)

A stranger asked me a question the other day and I found myself talking to her for about 15 minutes before she interrupted and said, "Can you please just answer my question?" Embarrassed, I asked that she [forgive me] my dyslexism and to please [repeat the question]. She replied, "Yes, of course!" then repeated her question, "Are you [in line for] the bathroom?" ❋ CircleDumb (2023)

Your friend:Hey You: i [um hi] Your friend: [Whats wrong] You: I HAVE [DYSLEXISM] ❋ Imsoswagizzy (2021)

‘[Chloe] is such a [dyslexic] [chode]’ ❋ Pickflowersnotfights (2018)

me ❋ Stutley (2003)

Doctor: Please spell [Dyslexic] Man: Huh? Doctor: [That'll] be a [yes then]... ❋ Umpirestrikesback (2005)

I am dyslexical today, as I have 5 [typos] in that [last] [sentence]. ❋ Fredspace38 (2008)

[Mike Nelson] ❋ Sonicpentatonic3 (2004)