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Middle School Writing Unleashed: Explore “World of Words” by Lisa R. Hassler

02/21/2024 | By More
Middle School Writing Unleashed: Explore “World of Words” by Lisa R. Hassler

Introduction: In a world where writing skills are essential, Dr. Lisa Hassler presents “World of Words: A Middle School Writing Notebook Using the Writing Process.” Designed for 4th-6th grade students, this innovative notebook draws upon Dr. Hassler’s extensive experience in education and writing. It serves as the perfect companion to her primary writing journal. “My […]

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My Weekly Writing Journal: Nurturing Young Writers in Grades 1st-3rd

09/19/2023 | By More
My Weekly Writing Journal: Nurturing Young Writers in Grades 1st-3rd

Dr. Lisa Richardson Hassler Introduction Tired of grappling with the complexities of writing? Many students share your frustration. Fortunately, Dr. Lisa Richardson Hassler has created a solution—an all-inclusive writing tool for children called “My Weekly Writing Journal: 15 Weeks of Writing for Primary Grades.” This workbook-style journal available through Amazon, is designed with the student […]

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ChatGPT-4: Artificial Intelligence Revolutionizes Communication – Practical Examples

03/15/2023 | By More
ChatGPT-4: Artificial Intelligence Revolutionizes Communication – Practical Examples

In the rapidly growing world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), ChatGPT-4, the latest generation of OpenAI’s revolutionary text-processing model, has set new standards. Its ability to generate human-like text and interact naturally has changed the way we communicate with technology. In this blog post, we take a look at the impressive capabilities of ChatGPT-4 and present […]

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Lexie – The Easiest Way To Read

11/28/2022 | By More
Lexie – The Easiest Way To Read

By Maja Hmelina, SLP For the past 15 years, in my speech therapy career I’ve seen and felt the burden dyslexics experience from an early age and carry into their adulthood. To successfully work with them I had to find a specific and quite creative approach for each. Invest a lot of time and energy […]

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Youdao Dictionary Scanning Pen for Dyslexia

11/16/2022 | By More
Youdao Dictionary Scanning Pen for Dyslexia

Among the resources that help people with dyslexia, scanning pens can be of great help. These devices can turn scanned text into audio, making printed texts available to those with reading difficulties. One of the latest models of this assistive technology was released by Smart Youdao. Their Youdao Dictionary Pen 3 is a lightweight reading […]

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Spot the Differences

09/20/2022 | By More
Spot the Differences

Challenge your observation skills- search, find, and spot the 10 differences in the two pictures! Every day there is a new picture to spot. Spot the differences in each illustration, and mark them in the upper picture. No timers are used, so there’s no pressure. Each set of pictures has 10 things different about them: […]

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JCPal Announces Adaptive Keyboard Accessory for Dyslexic Students

09/14/2022 | By More
JCPal Announces Adaptive Keyboard Accessory for Dyslexic Students

Designed in collaboration with the Microsoft Devices Accessibility Team initially for the Surface Laptop Go and Surface Laptop SE devices, the VerSkin Inclusive Keyboard Protector is intended to make it easier for dyslexic students to navigate and familiarize themselves with the keyboard on their device.

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Assessing the Need for a Unique Reading App

09/13/2022 | By More
Assessing the Need for a Unique Reading App

Over a period of 8 years, I developed a reading intervention for struggling 2nd Graders.  It is well-established that if children are not reading fluently with comprehension by the end of 3rd grade, they have only a 20% chance of reading at grade level at the end of 9th grade, and that’s with intensive remediation. 

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Lexilens, Overcoming Dyslexia

08/17/2020 | By More
Lexilens, Overcoming Dyslexia

Abeye, a French healthtech startup has developed Lexilens, a revolutionary reading aid for dyslexics. This new product is based on science and provides instantaneous effect to dyslexic readers. It was awarded several prizes among which the CES innovation award at Las Vegas in 2020 and Silmo Gold award (health & vision category). It will be […]

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GHOTIT Can Help Kids With Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Spelling

08/13/2020 | By More
GHOTIT Can Help Kids With Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Spelling

Dyslexia Spelling = Phonetic Spelling + Creative Spelling What is Phonetic Spelling? When you’re dictating a word and tell your son or daughter that he should write what he hears, your child will attempt to map the sounds in the words to the sounds of the letters. However, English is not a phonetic language. There […]

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