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Polygon raises $3.6M for virtual learning difference evaluations
The startup, which offers remote assessments for conditions like ADHD and dyslexia, emerged from stealth Friday with a total of $4.2 million in funding.
Source: mobihealthnews - May 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Dyslexia policy and practice: cross ‐professional and parental perspectives on the Northern Ireland context
This article considers policy and practice in relation to dyslexia provision in Northern Ireland since the 2002 Task Group Report. Using interviews with original and current stakeholders, this research, funded by SCoTENS (Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South), examined the extent to which recommendations have been met in the intervening years. Perspectives of interviewees indicated that while pockets of good practice have existed, this has been inconsistent. Despite the Department of Education (Northern Ireland) promoting and funding a significant and replicable model of teacher education and making ef...
Source: British Journal of Special Education - June 29, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: Gillian J. Beck, Donna Hazzard, Ther ése McPhillips, Barbara Tiernan, Ann‐Marie Casserly Tags: Dyslexia Policy and Practice Source Type: research

Corrigendum.
Authors: Abstract Cavalli, E., Colé, P., Leloup, G., Poracchia-George, F., Sprenger-Charolles, L., & El Ahmadi, A. (2017). Screening for dyslexia in French-speaking university students: An evaluation of the detection accuracy of the Alouette test. Journal of Learning Disabilites. Advance online publication. (Original doi: 10.1177/0022219417704637 ) In the version of this article originally published OnlineFirst, the funding statement was incorrect. The correct funding statement is as follows: Funding The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publi...
Source: Journal of Learning Disabilities - June 1, 2017 Category: Disability Tags: J Learn Disabil Source Type: research

Swedish startup Optolexia raises $5.6M to take eye-tracking software for dyslexia screening to US
Swedish startup Optolexia, which makes a digital test to screen for dyslexia in children, has raised $5.6 million (5.2 million euros) in a round led by Gabriel Urwitz, CEO of private equity group Segulah. The Pomona Group also contributed to the round, and the funding will be used to launch Optolexia ’s service in the United States.
Source: mobihealthnews - March 30, 2017 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Tap a New ASHA Guide on the Every Student Succeeds Act
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) became law at the end of last year. Educators, administrators and state legislators have been waiting for this reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act since No Child Left Behind expired more than eight years ago. Just like you, ASHA wants to know how the new law affects audiologists and SLPs working in schools, and so, after investigating, has released a guide to ESSA. The guide highlights how educational audiologists and school-based SLPs can make the most of the coming months before ESSA goes into effect for the 2017-2018 school year. The next few weeks are es...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - June 22, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Advocacy Audiology News Speech-Language Pathology Schools Source Type: blogs

Boris Johnson missed the point on IQ – gifted children are failed by the system | Deborah Orr
From politicians to psychologists, too many people fail to understand how high intelligence can isolate people, especially childrenIn all the furore surrounding Boris Johnson's comments on IQ, one of the many respects in which he was utterly wrong has been barely mentioned. In fairness, this isn't entirely Johnson's fault. It is an endemic misunderstanding, the assumption that people with IQs over 130 are likely to sail through life, effortlessly achieving "success".It's been good to see neuroscience getting a popular airing this week. One can certainly complain that a study from the University of Pennsylvania into mental ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 6, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Deborah Orr Tags: Learning disability Comment The Guardian Psychology Children Society Neuroscience Boris Johnson Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Features Politics Dyslexia Education Comment is free Source Type: news

Funding for study of Autism, Dyslexia and ADHD
(University of Exeter) A research team led by the University of Exeter Medical School has received funding of over £150,000 to investigate whether there is an increase in the number of children with behavior-related conditions such as autism, dyslexia or ADHD, or whether the increase can be explained by better recognition and diagnosis.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 10, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news