week 4

Dyslexia: dyslexia is primarily associated with learning to read,  which can be related to hereditary factors or other factors that affect brain development.  The  effects of dyslexia go well beyond having trouble  with words or  spellings, it also affects the ability to memorize or  remember names, facts, numbers, and the ability to tie shoe laces and tying ties. according to Dyslexia information page, Pamphlet by: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke “Dyslexia is a brain-based type of learning disability that specifically impairs a person’s ability to read. These individuals typically read at levels significantly lower than expected despite having normal intelligence”. unfortunately this disorder cannot be blamed on genetics alone, it is sometimes caused by the environment origin. this disorder not only causes problems educationally, it causes emotional distress which often times leads to depression.      Dyslexia is most most certainly relevant because, those with this disorder most times do not feel socially or environmentally valued. most especially the in educational aspect, once you have difficulties performing tasks, your classmates are performing, the set back starts from there and onward. however, research and experiments are being conducted and improved daily in order to fix or reduce dyslexia or chances of having one. according to Dyslexic children learn a new visual strategy for reading: a controlled experiment.”Recent studies by Geiger, Lettvin and Zegarra-Moran have proposed a new non-reading test for the diagnosis of dyslexia, and a new method for remediation. The latter involves the learning of a “visual strategy”. On adult dyslexics the test was reliable and the remediation apparently effective. The purpose of this study is to confirm the usefulness of the remediation and test with children”. souces: “Dyslexia information page.” Pamphlet by: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2011. Psychology Collection. Web. 28 Feb. 2016. Dyslexic children learn a new visual strategy for reading: a controlled experiment.(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8184565

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About Robert O. Duncan

I'm an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences at City University of New York, with joint appointments in Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. I also have an appointment as a Visiting Scholar at New York University. My research interests include cognitive neuroscience, functional magnetic resonance imaging, glaucoma, neurodegenerative disorders, attention, learning, memory, educational technology, pedagogy, and developing games for education.

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