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Dyslexia Isn't a Matter of IQ, Brain Imaging Study Shows
Dyslexia could be just a label, according to scientists, after a study of brain scans found there is little difference between the way children with the condition think while trying to read and those who simply have a low IQ. The study involved 131 children, aged 7 to 16. Read more…

Gender and Reading: Boys More Likely to Have
Reading Disabilities
Boys were two to three times more likely than girls to be affected by reading disabilities, according to a Mayo Clinic study of 5,718 children in Rochester, Minnesota. Overall, the incidence of reading disability was 5.3 percent to 11.8 percent depending on the definition used to establish it. Read more…

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Attention: What Is Attention?
Auditory-Linguistic Dyslexia
Auditory Memory: The Overlooked Learning Skill Deficiency
Auditory Perception: What Is Auditory Perception?
Automaticity: What is Automaticity?

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b-d Reversals: A Telltale Sign of Dyslexia
Brain Myths: Three Myths About the Brain
Brain Research: Scientists Unveil the 'Face' of a New Memory
Brain's 'Visual Dictionary' Enables Skilled Readers to Identify Words Faster

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Causes of Learning Disabilities
Cognitive Development: Not an Automatic Process
Cognitive Skills Determine Learning Ability
Cognitive Skills: Four Cognitive Skills for Successful Learning
Concentration: Its Role in the Act of Reading

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Dyseidetic Dyslexia: What is Dyseidetic Dyslexia?
Dyslexia and Brain Activity: Dyslexic Children Use Nearly Five Times the Brain Area
Dyslexia Causes: What Causes Dyslexia? An Alternative Theory
Dyslexia: Fact or Fiction?
Dyslexia: Is Dyslexia a Brain Dysfunction? An Alternative Interpretation of the Facts
Dyslexia Isn't a Matter of IQ, Brain Imaging Study Shows
Dyslexia Symptoms and Signs: How to Recognize Dyslexia
Dysphonetic Dyslexia: Reading and Spelling Patterns

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Einstein's Learning Disability
Emotional Scars of Learning Disabilities and Learning Difficulties
Exam Tips: How to Answer Exam Papers

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Famous People With Dyslexia: Walt Disney and More…
Famous People With Dyslexia: Were Einstein, Da Vinci and Edison Dyslexic?
Food to Boost Brain Power
Forgetful? You May Be Losing More Than Just Your Memory
Forgetting: Why and How We Forget

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Gender and Reading: Boys More Likely to Have Reading Disabilities
Genetics and IQ: The Role of Genetics in IQ and Intelligence
Grades: The Importance of Grades

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Handwriting Problems
History of Learning Disabilities: Hinshelwood's Logical Flaw
Human Intelligence: IQ Scores and IQ Score Interpretation

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Iconic Memory: Diminished Iconic Memory An Early Indicator of Alzheimer's
IQ Test Scores: The Basics of IQ Score Interpretation
IQ Test: Should We Abandon the IQ Test in the Analysis of the LD Child?
IQ Test: Where Does It Come From?
IQ Tests: Do They Measure Intelligence?

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Kit Helps Children to Learn: Article in La Femme

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Language Acquisition in Children: Talk Your Child Clever
Language Development: Six Stages of Language Development
Learning Disabilities Clarified: Learning is a Skill
Learning Principles More Important than Learning Styles
Learning Styles: Beyond Learning Styles – Strengthening Learning Weaknesses
Logical Thinking and Short-Term Memory: Opposites of the Same Coin

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Memory Techniques Not the Answer to Memory Challenges
Memory: Types of Human Memory
Mental Fitness: Six Ways to Boost Your Brainpower
Mnemonics: What Are Mnemonics?
Mozart Effect or Mozart Myth?

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Nature Versus Nurture Debate: Nurtured by Love or Matured by Nature?
Neuroplasticity: An Extraordinary Discovery of the Twentieth Century
Note Taking: The 5 R's of Note Taking

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Occasional Memory Loss Tied To Lower Brain Volume
Optimizing Intelligence: Research at a School for Deaf Children

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Phonemic Awareness Training: A Cart-Before-the-Horse Approach?
Phonics Instruction: Why Phonics Instruction Sometimes Fails
Preschool Education: Preparing Children for the Three R's
Preventing the Three D's: Preparing Your Child for the Three R's

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Questions and Answers About Dyscalculia

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Rapid Naming and Reading Disabilities
Reading Comprehension Problems
Reading Problems in Children Explained
Rote Learning Improves Memory In Seniors
Rote Learning: Its Purpose Is To Create Automaticity

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Sensation and Perception: What is the Difference?
Spelling Difficulties and the Learning Disabled
Spelling Help: Overcoming A Spelling Difficulty
Study Skills, Study Techniques and Study Methods

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Tactile-Kinesthetic (Haptic) Perception and the Learning Disabled
Teaching Myth: Repetition and Drill Dull Creativity
Two Hemispheres Better Than One For Aging Brains

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Understanding and Overcoming Learning Difficulties

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Visual Memory Significantly Related to Mathematics Achievement
Visual Perception and Academic Success
Visual-Spatial Dyslexia

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Why Some Children Seem to Struggle
Working Memory: Poor Working Memory A Barrier to Academic Success
Writing Summaries: Tips on Writing Summaries

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