Dyslexia affects every instructional task a student will face in school. We are a language-based society with deeply rooted traditions that rely on reading and writing. One in five students has a language-based learning disability, the most common of those being dyslexia.

With many children struggling with reading in some way, there’s a wealth of evidence to help teachers support students.

När Sebastian Arnstorp skulle skriva tenta i kursen Administration av datorsystem på Högskolan i Halmstad, valde han att ta hjälp av den sociala roboten Furhat. Det är något han rekommenderar andra att göra. Speciellt studenter som, liksom han själv, har dyslexi.

Educators have various options for using Google in the classroom, presenters said at the Spring CUE 2018 conference in California. This article showcases 17 ideas, including the OpenDyslexic extension, which converts web pages into text that can be easier to read for individuals who have dyslexia.

Dyslexia is the most common learning disability in this country. But it is widely misunderstood, and schools often do a poor job of helping students learn to read.

There are proven ways to help people with dyslexia learn to read, and a federal law that’s supposed to ensure schools provide kids with help. But across the country, public schools are denying children proper treatment and often failing to identify them with dyslexia in the first place.

I sin avhandling har Emma Lindeblad undersökt kopplingen mellan så kallad assisterande teknik (applikationer i surfplattor) och självbild samt psykisk hälsa hos elever med läs- och skrivsvårigheter.