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The Reading Brain: How the Brain Recognizes Words

When a skilled reader looks at a known word, their brain sees it like a picture, not a group of letters needing to be processed, studies find.

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Dyslexia and Short-term Memory

A study shows that adults with dyslexia present a deficit in core verbal short-term memory processes. This deficit cannot be accounted for by the language processing difficulties that characterize dyslexia.

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Sleep Helps with Brain Plasticity

A study has given new insights into how sleep contributes to brain plasticity -- the ability for our brain to change and reorganize itself -- and could pave the way for new ways to help people with learning and memory disorders.

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Memory Problems: Why Learning Techniques Are “Less Successful”

“Children, it’s almost time to go home. So please write down your homework, put your books away, and line up at the door.” Sounds simple and straightforward. So why is Johnny already lined up at the door when his books are all over his desk?

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Did Walt Disney Have Dyslexia?

Walt Disney is noted for being a successful storyteller, a hands-on film producer, and a popular showman. Walt Disney is also remembered for his dyslexia, or so it is claimed on numerous websites on the Internet, and in a cover story in Time Magazine, a story to which the Walt Disney Family Museum responded...

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Brain Plasticity: Foot Painters’ Toes Mapped Like Fingers

Using your feet like hands can cause organized ‘hand-like’ maps of the toes in the brain, never before documented in people, finds a UCL-led study of two professional foot painters.

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Is It Okay for Children to Count on Their Fingers?

Is it OK for children to count on their fingers? Generations of students have been discouraged by teachers from using their hands when learning math. But a research article published in Frontiers in Education shows using fingers may be a much more important part of math learning than previously thought.

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Learning Is Optimized When We Fail 15% of the Time

To learn new things, we must sometimes fail. If you're always scoring 100%, you're probably not learning anything new. But what's the right amount of failure? Research found that the 'sweet spot' for learning is 85%.

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Did Thomas Edison Have Dyslexia?

Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman who developed many important devices. Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors of his time. He held 1,093 U.S. patents and many in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Apparently, he also had dyslexia.

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Exercise Improves Test Scores, Studies Show

Parents who want their children to bring home better report cards might consider adding exercise to the daily schedule. Researchers discovered kids who get more physical activity do better in school than children who don’t.

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What Are Sight Words?

“Sight words” is a common term in reading with various meanings. When the term is applied to early reading instruction, it typically refers to about 100 words reappearing on almost any page of text.

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Did Winston Churchill Have Dyslexia?

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. Churchill was a noted statesman and orator, an officer in the British Army, a historical writer, and an artist. He is also remembered for his dyslexia.

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