Dyslexia

2001-01-22 Thread Stephen Black
On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Michael Sylvester wrote: would a dyslexic viewing a directional arrow to the right (=== ) perceive it in the opposite direction () ? No. I believe it's a myth that dyslexics perceive letters or words reversed. Which kinda ruins one of my favourite jokes: What does

Dyslexia and left-handedness

1999-09-20 Thread Jeff Ricker
rning disabled and dyslexic people. For instance, one study compared 500 consistent left-handers to 900 consistent right-handers. Approximately 12 percent of the left-handers reported learning difficulties such as dyslexia while only 1 percent of right-handers did Even in groups of individuals in

Fw: [evol-psych] Are the signs of dyslexia in a newborn baby?

1999-08-18 Thread Ron Blue
- Original Message - From: Ian Pitchford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 2:57 PM Subject: [evol-psych] Are the signs of dyslexia in a newborn baby? FOR RELEASE: 18 AUGUST 1999 AT 14:00:00 ET US New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com

BBC News Health Dyslexia linked to brain abnormality

1999-05-15 Thread Ron Blue
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_343000/343139.stm

Transparencies for dyslexia

1999-04-20 Thread Jeffrey J. Sable
One of my students (Psychobiology) ask how colored transparencies reduce the reading difficulties caused by dyslexia. He said that some of his classmates in school once had transparencies of a certain color that they carried with them and put over things when they read them. He claimed they had

Re: Transparencies for dyslexia

1999-04-20 Thread John Serafin
-- From: "Jeffrey J. Sable" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Transparencies for dyslexia Date: Tue, Apr 20, 1999, 10:27 AM One of my students (Psychobiology) ask how colored transparencies reduce the reading difficulties caused by dyslexia. He said that s