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Adult dyslexia in New Zealand: The professional development needs of adult literacy educators [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The needs of New Zealand adults with dyslexia are typically not sufficiently catered for in the tertiary education system (Rowan, 2010a; Tunmer & Greaney, 2010). In recent years efforts have been made to increase training opportunities for adult learners
van Lamoen, Annette
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An Exploration of the Relationships Between Science Identity and Disabled Identities in Undergraduate Science Students

open access: yesScience Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Science identity is often conceptualized through constructs such as performance, competence, recognition, and interest, with prior research highlighting the roles of race, gender, and cultural background in shaping students' experiences. However, limited scholarship has examined how disability interacts with science identity in postsecondary ...
Ariel Chasen, Maura Borrego
wiley   +1 more source

The Couch: Belonging, Memory, and the Making of the Self—A Heartfelt Autoethnography

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This heartfelt retrospective autoethnography explores a personal episode of adolescence through the lens of ritual, memory, and symbolic interaction. At the age of 14, after returning to Italy following years abroad, I found myself on the margins of a gang of boys whose shared language, stories, and music represented the codes of belonging I yearned to
Alessandro Porrovecchio
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence for the late MMN as a neurophysiological endophenotype for dyslexia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Dyslexia affects 5-10% of school-aged children and is therefore one of the most common learning disorders. Research on auditory event related potentials (AERP), particularly the mismatch negativity (MMN) component, has revealed anomalies in individuals ...
Bartling, J.   +20 more
core   +2 more sources

“Just My Presence, Just Using These Words Is Not Enough”: Shifting from Identity‐Based Inclusion to Structural Transformation in Language Education

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study focuses on 17 in‐service language teachers who graduated from a social justice‐oriented MA program in Teaching Languages to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Teaching Foreign Languages (TFL) at a US higher education institution. Drawing on multiple data sources that connect participants' pre‐service and in‐service experiences,
Deniz Ortactepe Hart
wiley   +1 more source

From triggers to ictal events: A video case series of reflex seizures

open access: yes
Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Laure Salmon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leadership Learning From Vulnerable Experience: On the Need for Reflexive Dialogue

open access: yesBritish Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract We approach this essay as individuals who have (sometimes painful) experience of vulnerable leadership and a desire to learn from this experience. We root our work in debates about dialogue and its relationship with reflexivity. We establish, through building on the relevant literature, how shared dialogue and reflexivity can support learning ...
Sharon Mavin, Nic Beech, Paul Hibbert
wiley   +1 more source

Educators' knowledge and misconceptions about dyslexia: Implications for teacher training and practice

open access: yesBritish Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Dyslexia is a common specific learning difficulty that can affect academic performance and students' educational experiences. Despite its prevalence in primary education, delays in identification are still reported, sometimes associated with educators' misconceptions and limited knowledge about the condition.
Inmaculada Baixauli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meeting points in dyslexia

open access: yes, 1990
Proceedings of the first International Conference of the British Dyslexia Association held Bath (GB). 1990Available from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:q91/04589(Meeting) / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLE1.
Hales, G   +1 more
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The dyslexia candidate locus on 2p12 is associated with general cognitive ability and white matter structure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Independent studies have shown that candidate genes for dyslexia and specific language impairment (SLI) impact upon reading/language-specific traits in the general population.
Newbury, Dianne F   +87 more
core   +1 more source

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