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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Dyslexics"”.
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Transforming Disability To Advantage: A Phenomenological Study Of Career Success For Dyslexics
… Analysis study was to understand how dyslexics’ and non-dyslexics’ perceptions about dyslexia impacted the life experiences of dyslexic individuals with successful careers. Six dyslexic participants described meaningful experiences in their lives and career success in individual, …
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MEG coherence imaging in dyslexia: Activation of working memory pathways
… neuronal networks critical in working memory in dyslexics by means of magnetoenchephalographic (MEG) coherence imaging. Dyslexics showed an early onset of activation in the precentral gyrus and the superior frontal gyrus, which differed from controls where activation was initiated in posterior …
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Effetto crowding e dislessia evolutiva: un confronto inter e intra-linguistico
… hypothesis that the crowding effect may affect dyslexics’ response times (RTs) and accuracy in identification tasks dealing with words, pseudowords, illegal non-words and symbolstrings. Moreover, our study aimed to clarify the relationship between the crowding phenomenon and the word-reading …
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Representations of Dyslexia Across Genres in Children’s and Young Adult Literature
… centres the representations of dyslexia and dyslexics across genres. Commonly defined within the medical model of disability as the struggle to read, write, spell, and acquire literacy skills, dyslexia is a learning disability which is estimated to affect up to 10% of the world’s population. …
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Quantitative and qualitative differences in reading performance between Greek language teachers & 12th grade pupils and between adult dyslexic & non-dyslexic students
… university and professional life, especially dyslexics, for whom it is a really hard and demanding process. Given the importance of reading and the various factors can positively or negatively influence the reading ability, the current study aims to investigate to what extent the reading …
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Using Computers as a tool in the remediation of Developmental Dyslexia
… potential of computer technology in assisting dyslexics to overcome their problems with written language. Spelling inaccuracy is a persistent problem for dyslexics and is particularly embarrassing for older students. In a study of the effectiveness of computer spell checkers, the spelling …
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Associative implicit learning in adult dyslexic readers
… More specifically, it has been investigated if dyslexics have deficit in learning more complex knowledge, such as longer chunks or abstract knowledge (i.e., 'what'); if learning occurs at different stages in dyslexics compared to non-dyslexics (i.e., when); how dyslexics learn, and especially …
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Modification of a dichotomous tactile stimulation technique for left and right hemispheric specialization in normal and dyslexic readers
… whether older normal readers would differ from dyslexics of the same age and younger normal readers on their accuracy of recognition of stimuli. Another purpose was to examine the differences between left and right hand responses to the verbal tasks (letters and objects) to determine if the …
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An investigation of the theories relating to developmental dyslexia and their application in assessment and remediation
… tracing, -a recommended technique for teaching dyslexics. The third method tested the hypothesis that the employment of a technique based on right hemispherical processing would enhance learning in dyslexics. -Results from a year-long study did not find any -method significantly better or worse …
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Because clay has a memory : conversations about dyslexia, ceramics and success
… I intend to bring into better focus why some dyslexics have succeeded and what might be done to support dyslexic compensation. I argue both that most students, not only those with learning disabilities, are under-served by the current structure and offerings in public schools and that …
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A Neuropsychological Investigation of Cerebral Dominance and Dyslexia
… in the right. According to her theory, in dyslexics, spatial processing is bilateral, located in both hemispheres, which interferes with the linguistic, sequential processing in the left hemisphere. The presence of this spatial processing activity and the lack of specialization which it …
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Interaction between language and analogical reasoning from the brain imaging perspective
… reasoning in young normal readers and young dyslexics in order to understand if the reading disorder may influence the reasoning in relation to the language load requested by the stimulus format. In the third study the contribution of language and semantic system to reasoning was investigate …
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The Life and Work of Chuck Close: 1940-1988
… hemisphere of the brain, the creative side, dyslexics are more apt to be creative thinkers, such as artists. Therefore, Chuck Close, with his brain predisposed to creative thinking, was not only born to be an artist, but also designed to create the art that he does.</p><p>Naturally at …
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The Dyslexic User's Interface Support Tool (DUIST) - a framework for performance enhancing interface adaptation strategies for dyslexic computer users
… formulated models to interfaces designed for dyslexics; and alternative strategies to portability all now seem justified. That said, the findings presented thus far warrants investigation by any reader actively interested in dyslexia; strategies for dyslexia symptom relief support environments …
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An interpretative phenomenological analysis investigation into the subjective experience of being diagnosed with dyslexia in adulthood
… stereotypes and stereotypical attitudes towards dyslexics’, ‘The Paradox of self-disclosure’ and ‘Support following dyslexia diagnosis’. These superordinate themes, with their associated subordinate themes, are expanded into a narrative account of adults’ experiences. The findings revealed that …
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Dyslexia on trial? (A study of dyslexia as a contributory cause of imprisonment)
… those at present undiagnosed and unremediated dyslexics particularly those who are serving a prison sentence. There is also a need for nationwide research into this issue to bring about earlier diagnosis, more specialist remedial treatment and a greater awareness of the problems faced by those …
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Socio - cultural investigation of visual dyslexic cognition
… these cognitive strategies can be taught to non-dyslexics. The research draws conclusions from these findings by further discussing the benefit of this thinking to education, the workplace and, also, to a technological and increasingly entrepreneurial society where divergent thinking contributes …
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Computational Framework Enabling an EEG-based BCI for Neurofeedback in Language Disorders: The case of dyslexia
… targeted. The BCI was played by 15 adults (7 dyslexics) who performed an EEG-BCI neurofeedback protocol of 16 sessions administered across two weeks. The majority of these adults significantly improved their BCI performance. BCI training had some effects on subsequent phonological processing …
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An examination of poor readers' approaches to recognising printed words
… it has been suggested is characteristic of adult dyslexics, yet on the other hand he did not show the same pattern of results as the non-dyslexic controls.It was thought probable that due to his age and attendance at university, DB would have become too accustomed to his particular compensatory …