Dyslexia Explored

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#69 Tip: Stop looking at spelling and start looking at content Jun 10, 2020

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Today we are going to talk about the valuable connections the minds of dyslexic thinkers can make. The problem is that dyslexia can get in the way with poor spelling, grammar, and handwriting but once you find teachers that can look past that and help you wrestle with your thoughts then you can start to enjoy learning again.

The dyslexic advantage chapter 10 Page 79-84

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#68 Tip:The Importance of Toys for Dyslexia Jun 09, 2020

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How Einstein was an uncooperative child and had a bad temper. Also Isaac Newton was regarded as a “simpleton” who only knew how to make toys

Let’s talk about how toys aren’t just toys in the hands of children with strong 3D minds. Sometimes teachers can overlook the seed of a child’s future as just another crazy elaborate toy experiment.

Yet many of these children become people who practically solve people's problems as surgeons, engineers, designers, cooks, etc.

Exploring Dyslexic Advantage chapter 8-9, page 68-75.

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#67 Tip:Why putting thoughts into words can be hard with dyslexia? (Dyslexic Advantage Ch 7 P 64-67) Jun 08, 2020

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In today's coffee time, we are going to talk about how often it’s puzzling to teachers why bright students with dyslexia find it so hard to answer open-ended questions. Einstein, a famous dyslexic, once complained that “thinking in words is not natural for him”. Let's talk about how we need to translate our non-verbal thoughts into words. Often it's easier to explain ourselves in drawings and diagrams.

Exploring Dyslexic Advantage chapter 7, page 64-67.

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#66 Tip:Is reversing letters a sign of dyslexia? (Dyslexic Advantage Ch7 P 61-63) Jun 05, 2020

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You might be surprised to hear that flipping letters while you read or write isn't a common trait of dyslexia. But it is often a sign of extreme dyslexia like Leonardo da Vinci.

I used to think I wasn't dyslexic because words didn't shake, jiggle, or reverse.

In this episode, we are going to do our book club on the Dyslexic Advantage page 61-63.

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#65 Tip:Becoming an Effective Contributor with Dyslexia Jun 04, 2020

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How it’s helpful to take a school project all the way to its full completion in the real world. For example, turning a school essay into a blog or a business idea into a pop-up business - and why that’s when dyslexia shines.

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#64 Tip:Dyslexia and the importance of fast feedback when they learn. Jun 03, 2020

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In today's live podcast/parent's coffee time, let's explore how critical verbal or visual feedback is to people with the dyslexic mind. For example, how conversations are so important, secondly how doodling is helpful, plus a whole lot more...

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#63 Tip:How prototyping ideas with children can help their dyslexia Jun 02, 2020

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In today's podcast/parent's coffee time, we're going to explore the story of Stan Gloss and some advice he gave in an interview with understood.org and some interesting comments and ideas on how to help children with dyslexia deal with the blizzard of ideas and inventions that go through their minds.
His biggest tip was to find materials that can help children prototype their ideas quickly.

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Understood.org article: https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/personal-stories/stories-by-adults/5-questions-with-stan-gloss-entrepreneur-with-dyslexia

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#62 Tip:Feynman Technique: A technique we use to help children with dyslexia learn faster Jun 01, 2020

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I want to share with you a cool little technique that helps children with dyslexia learn things faster. We use it a lot with the children that we tutor. It's a variation of the Feynman technique. In this live recording of the podcast, you'll get a preview of the explanation.

It involves 4 steps. 1) Write everything on a piece of paper, 2) Explain it out loud to an imaginary class, 3) Find the bits that get complicated and research them, and 4) Repeat until you can explain it simply.

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#61 Tip:How to explain to a child how their brain works May 29, 2020

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The "zero-gravity workshop" of a dyslexic thinker's mind. Get a preview of podcast episode 61 where we explain how a dyslexic mind is like working in a zero-gravity workshop and what we can do about it. Children really love this analogy. It's a great way to explain how their minds work.

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#60 Tip:How working memory affects the five stumbling blocks of dyslexia May 28, 2020

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There's a term commonly encountered when we talk about dyslexia. It is the working memory. We've talked about it in most of the episodes in dyslexia explored but we haven't really explained what it is and how is it affecting people with dyslexia. In this episode, we are going to talk about the role of working memory does in relation to the 5 gears of dyslexia that we talked about in the previous episodes. Listen to this podcast.

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