MAY Newsletter 2023
Highlights: What's the Point of the Dyslexic Mind Webinar May 20th with Brock Eide, Dyslexia in Pop Culture (Captain America??), Our Audiobook Narrator, Text Anxiety, Yvonne Graham and Audiobooks
Hope you can come to our free webinar What’s the Point of the Dyslexic Mind - New Research on Dyslexic Strengths with Dr Brock Eide. It should be great! Pre-registration is required to attend live. Sign up here. Premium subscribers will be able to access the recording after the event.
🍎. Teachers - check out our new mini-courses for clock hours! We’ve just added 3 new classes for continuing education credits.
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Did you know Captain America is dyslexic? Also discover the upsides and downsides of Hollywood covering dyslexia. : ). This issue also has a helpful article on test anxiety and interview with Dyslexia Kit’s Yvonne Graham where she talks about how she uses audiobooks with dyslexic clients.
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Thank you also to the Summit Center in California, Churchill Center and School in St. Louis, The Writers Studio, and ReciteMe.
Thank you also to Neurolearning which provides an online excellent dyslexia screening tool for ages 7-70 and may qualify you for Bookshare and Learning Ally.
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Hurray to our amazing editorial team: Trish Seres, Shelley Wear, Michelle Williams, Cheryl Kahn, and Jack Martin.
Our book trailer if you haven’t seen it..
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Hope you’re having a wonderful Spring!