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Presentations from the Online conference, November 2008
Dyslexia: Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology
- Professor Stanislas Dehaene: Brain changes induced by learning to read
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) - Professor José Morais: Seven simple ideas about dyslexia and reading
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- Professor John Stein: Visual Basis of Dyslexia
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Présentations de la conférence en ligne, novembre 2008
Dyslexie : neurosciences et psychologie cognitive
(Veuillez noter que les diapositives sont en anglais)
- Professeur Stanislas Dehaene : Modifications cérébrales induites par l’apprentissage de la lecture
(4.4Mb )
- Professeur José Morais : Sept idées simples concernant la dyslexie et la lecture
(311Kb) - Professeur John Stein : Base visuelle de la dyslexie
(181Kb )
'Dyslexia Here and There' (2003) - a basic guide for parents, illustrated by Quentin Blake, and a do-it-yourself guide kit.
‘Language Shock - Dyslexia across cultures’ (2003) - a film by the BBC, and Guides published by Dyslexia International.
- FREE BBC Film
- FREE Guides
- English (283 Kb ) Language Shock - Dyslexia across cultures
- French (311 Kb ) Le langage traumatisé
- German (281 Kb ) Sprachenschock
- Italian (295 Kb ) Lo shock linguistico
- Portuguese (313 Kb ) O Choque Linguístico
- Spanish (289 Kb ) Traumatismos del Lenguaje
Available to view online - a 28 minute video by the BBC on dyslexic young people in the European setting, showing the devastating effects on the individual and society when the problem is ignored, and offering key principles for remedial help.
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Two versions are available: for Broadband and dial-up modems.
Language Shock - original version in English
• Broadband (fast access)
• Dial-up (slow access)
Language Shock - in French (en français)
• Broadband full 28 minute version (approx. 63 Megabytes)
• Broadband 8 minute version (2 minutes introduction in English)
• Dial-up 8 minute version (2 minutes introduction in English)
Originally published in English in 1998, versions are available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The text has been updated, and the non-English versions have additional articles contributed by local experts.
Recommendations from Dyslexia International’s team of Learners
CD-ROM
CD ROM - ‘The Mystery of the Lost Letters’ - an adventure with Tintin and Snowy on the road to success (2004) :
- a tri-lingual self-help tool for learners and mentors.
- contains 40 pages of information by 12 experts
- presentation [ in English Powerpoint / PDF ] [ en français Powerpoint / PDF ] [ auf deutsch PPT / PDF ]
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