Reading & Dyslexia: A Neuroscientific Perspective

This video is meant for anyone who is interested in dyslexia, a form of human variability that confers challenges as well as gifts. This includes a brief history of language development, a review of typical reading development/pathways, and a discussion of the neuroscientific research on dyslexia, possible causes for the different types of dyslexia, and suggestions for interventions.

[keishadecastaneda]

Thank you so much for sharing this--my seven year old daughter has mild dyslexia, and I am also a primary Montessori guide. I have seen a few students with suspected dyslexia, and always felt helpless to know how to better help them. I appreciate this video that really gives me a broad framework within which to understand dyslexia, as well as enough details to ground it, and keep it from continuing as a nebulous concept. Thank you!

[fritzingforlife]

Ms.Volkman ~ I deeply appreciate your deep inquiry into this topic.

Im a 25 y/o male who was diagnosed with Dyslexia (aprox. 7 y/o) and subsequently offered an opportunity to obtain accelerated "language learning" through a "Scottish Rite" program.

I was initially driven to mathematics and facilitated the majority of algebra by 3rd grade. My interest later shifted to social/behavioral sciences ~ largely I perceive knowledge as an interconnected web of context.

Recently and continuously I have been questioning whether conciseness is interconnected ~ if so ~ to what degree of scope?

Because it is relevant in this context ~ ages 18-20 I utilized psychoactive compounds. Although first-hand data is not inherently free of bias ~ it magnifies intuition.

Data-Point with luv,

Fritz

[maynardfrench]

This is the most comprehensive, easy to understand presentation I have seen so for. Great job!
Thank you

[eldonjanzen]

I am dyslexic and I have been wrestling with this whole ideal nuerodiverency, not as a disability but a different approach. I like to use this comparison of dyslexics and non-dyslexics individuals. It can be illustrated with an analogy; a fish that has the ability to breath under water but does not have the ability to breath above water. In contrast, a duck that has the ability to swims on top of the water but cannot breathe under the water. The fish represent the nuerotypical moajority of human beings (teachers, administrators, psychologists, students). Consequently (the fish) labels the duck as "disabled" because 'it can not breathe under the water.' Another example would be the differences between an iPhone and a Samsung android phone. Both phones share a common goal but use different strategies and procedures to arrive at the same result (ie making phone calls, sending texts, and storing important information).

[sausagemash]

I'm in my 50's my mother realised i was dyslexic, and mentioned this to an educational psychologist who the school had shipped in, as my lack of educational progress had become a concern, her response to my mother at the time was " dyslexia is a word bounded about, and your son just needs to apply himself " needless to say i left school not taking any exams . anyway your video vindicates my mother . My brother has it too, he did ok went on to get a degree in computer science taught himself ( same school said he was not bright enough to do computers classes! ), and i've just spent a life faking it and mostly failing lols . I think or hope the kids get more help these days the school me and my brother went to in UK was just Awful

[jelenahegser]

interseting, so I am dyslexic in alphabetic languages and in reading sheet music, i wonder if thats the same form of dyslexia or a different one.

[JonWaskan]

Great lesson. Thank You! I came across this while studying in preparation for (fingers crossed) a job interview with the dyslexia division of a state education board. Question: What do you think of the Structured Literacy (yes, a one-size-fits-all) approach? Based on your presentation, I get the feeling that it might work for the highly motivated, but for many it could feel like drudgery. If you agree, is there any way to infuse it with more "inspiration"? Or (non-exclusively) is there a way to make it fun?

Also on Structured Literacy: It seems like we are trying to get dyslexics (a non-uniform class) to train their brains to work like ours. Is there (even if just for a particular sub-class, such as those whose main deficit is in the VWFA) any alternative training method that involves coaching on particular workarounds, using different areas?

[bluebird]

hello my name is richard eric and im dysletic and i wanted to ask a few questions and a great vedio

[ig]

Wow this was a highlighting all the systems that did not help me at all. Dyslexia as Gift metaphor, really gets under my skin though. It look like survivors bias to me. Especially if if you look at the number of dyslexics on the streets. Great one dyslexic is the head of his field how many more were bared from participating.

[JamieHumeCreative]

Isn't t extending a childs statements leading or prone to leading?

[Valgween]

37:19 " there is a new study being conducted right now and should come out in 2017" how old actually is this video?

[JamieHumeCreative]

Would someone PLEASE tell us what that area of the brain is originally for? I will add that it's shame not everyone is able to read visual art as meaningful and sometimes a complex form of communication.

[MummaBear]

ITM
People with Dyslexia can also suffer with irlene syndrome.
It's not that they can't read they have poor comprehension.

[Romato]

I would have loved to listen to this video through the end, but being affected by at least three forms of dyslexia, I just couldn’t follow this lady’s speech pattern. I had to laugh: considering the topic, she would randomly swallow her words and drop her voice unexpectedly. I figured this must be a video for the parents of dyslexic kids. I am not a kid. And I am dyslexic. Very odd way to communicate to the dyslexic community.