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Dyslexia and Synonyms

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During my years in dyslexia tutoring, one of the strangest phenomenons that I have noticed in my dyslexic students is their use of synonyms. Dyslexia is known for making reading and spelling a challenge for dyslexic students, but I have not read much material on what I like to call the “Thesaurus Effect”. During a […]

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During my years in dyslexia tutoring, one of the strangest phenomenons that I have noticed in my dyslexic students is their use of synonyms. Dyslexia is known for making reading and spelling a challenge for dyslexic students, but I have not read much material on what I like to call the “Thesaurus Effect”. During a

Dyslexia Word Fatigue

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If you are ever helping a dyslexic read or spell and they start to yawn excessively, don’t worry that you are boring them to death; they are probably just dealing with “word fatigue”. This is not an official or scientific term, it’s just one that I created after seeing so many students ready for a

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If you are ever helping a dyslexic read or spell and they start to yawn excessively, don’t worry that you are boring them to death; they are probably just dealing with “word fatigue”. This is not an official or scientific term, it’s just one that I created after seeing so many students ready for a

Signs and Symptoms of Dyslexia

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I am often asked about the signs and symptoms of dyslexia. Commonly, it is thought that reading and spelling words backwards is the surest sign of dyslexia. However, despite the fact that this is the most stereotypically recognized symptom of dyslexia, it is actually rather rare,  and a symptom that most dyslexics do not have.  In my

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I am often asked about the signs and symptoms of dyslexia. Commonly, it is thought that reading and spelling words backwards is the surest sign of dyslexia. However, despite the fact that this is the most stereotypically recognized symptom of dyslexia, it is actually rather rare,  and a symptom that most dyslexics do not have.  In my

Welcome to the Dyslexia Connect Blog!

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Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Dyslexia Connect Blog! My name is Peter Groth, and I am the creator and operator of Dyslexia Connect.  I have worked as a dyslexia tutor for a number of years, and in this blog, I am going to be sharing some insight regarding dyslexia and dyslexia education that I gained in my

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Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Dyslexia Connect Blog! My name is Peter Groth, and I am the creator and operator of Dyslexia Connect.  I have worked as a dyslexia tutor for a number of years, and in this blog, I am going to be sharing some insight regarding dyslexia and dyslexia education that I gained in my

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