by Gary Lavan | Nov 16, 2020 | Dyslexia & Literacy
What Works for Literacy Difficulties is intended to make it easier for schools or other education settings to make comparisons between literacy interventions. In order to judge whether an initiative has really made a difference, it is not enough just to ask the...
by Gary Lavan | Nov 15, 2020 | Dyslexia & Literacy
November 2020 sees the publication of the 6th edition of ‘What Works For Literacy Difficulties?’ (Lavan & Talcott, 2020). The 5th edition was published in 2016, and proved an invaluable resource for teaching staff around the UK. The full PDF and...
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by Gary Lavan | Nov 2, 2014 | Dyslexia & Literacy
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by Gary Lavan | May 29, 2013 | Dyslexia & Literacy, Language
A recent report, published online in the journal Brain Structure and Function, conducted by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center has questioned whether there exist sex differences between the brain anatomy of females with dyslexia and males with...
by Gary Lavan | Jun 9, 2012 | Dyslexia & Literacy, Language
In previous posts I have discussed our understandings of what dyslexia is and some of the basic principles to supporting people with dyslexia. A recent research project conducted by a French-Italian research team has provided some additional ideas to supporting people...
by Gary Lavan | Nov 19, 2009 | Dyslexia & Literacy
We have looked at what dyslexia is in an earlier post. What can be done? How we teach these skills may change, but the what will not change! 1) Strategies to support self-esteem and motivation – pupils with dyslexia experience daily, even hourly, failures at school...
