Unique Program Helps Dyslexics Fulfill Potential

"All the other methods out there come from the sound-based world, even if they have multi-sensory facets, they are still based in sound [phonics]," she says.

He'll be working with Sue Hall, a Davis Dyslexia Correction Facilitator who uses the Davis method, based on the experience and work of Ronald Davis,...

It's not always as easy as 1-2-3

Kids with dyscalculia have trouble deciphering numbers, in the same way dyslexics have trouble with letters, researchers say.

It may look like arts and crafts, but when Nicolas Lafreniere plays with balls of clay, he's actually learning the basics of math.

As the Vancouver child moves a clay rope up and down a grid of balls under the watchful eye of his tutor, he's adding sets of the same number in order to understand multiplication tables. It's a remedial method that is working for a number of children like Nicolas, 9, who have trouble reading numbers.

Unraveling 'math dyslexia'

Although school has been back for less than a month, it is likely that many children are already experiencing frustration and confusion in math class. Research at The University of Western Ontario in London, Canada could change the way we view math difficulties and how we assist children who face those problems.

Daniel Ansari is an assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at Western. He is using brain imaging to understand how children develop math skills, and what kind of brain development is associated with those skills.

The Whole Dyslexic Society's Shift Event

North Shore News (Sunday Oct. 28, 2007) article about The Whole Dyslexic Society's Shift Event

Seeing dyslexia as a 'gift,' rather than disability

Vancouver business wunderkind Glenn Bailey heads a diverse group of businesses, each one enjoying double-digit growth. The 45-year-old founder of Canadian Springs and owner of Wa-2, Liberty, Bailey Development and others, Bailey sees a niche where others see a barrier.

"I walk through the house before it's built," he explains.

He has the gift, man. The gift of dyslexia.

The WDS Newsletter - December 2017

First of all, we at The Whole Dyslexic Society wish all of you a very wonderful, even magical, Christmas and New Year holiday, and that it is full of everything you could hope for.

Looking Forward, We are excited about 2018 already, as our Summer Camp Weekends are back!

The WDS Newsletter - October 2017

OCTOBER IS DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH...

apparently? never sure who decides these things ! Anyway, the Society would like to weigh in on this opportunity. Most importantly, we feel it is essential that people know exactly what they will be aware of. So we are asking all of you to be part of a shift in perception that is well overdue!

The WDS Newsletter - May 2017

We’ve Started!

We have been focusing on FUNDRAISING for the first few months of this year because all our goals revolve around money! Prospective donors always check out the website first, so Denny revised the content, and will be revising the design in June, allowing us to make more use of social media to get our messages across.

The WDS Newsletter - January 2017

Welcome to the first Newsletter of 2017...

This newsletter comes to you as an introduction to the Society which was founded in 2001 and achieved charitable status in 2002. Since then many wonderful volunteers have ensured the pursuit of our three main objectives: