With the help of our guest, Angela Moriera, we explore different ways of thinking and what it feels like to be dyslexic. We start unpacking the misconceptions by asking "What *isn't* dyslexia?" and exploring the potential superpowers that come with thinking differently.
Harder Than Healing is produced in partnership with All Points North. https://apn.com/
Show Hosts:
Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlemire-tifelife/
Donald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-maloy-ma-lpc-lac-935b7235/
Nathaniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-ellison-2394851b/
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Special Guest:
Angela Moriera https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-driggins-moreira-77299015/
Resources:
International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit education and advocacy organization devoted to issues surrounding dyslexia https://dyslexiaida.org/
Orton–Gillingham is a structured literacy approach. It introduced the idea of breaking reading and spelling down into smaller skills involving letters and sounds, and then building on these skills over time https://www.ortonacademy.org/resources/what-is-the-orton-gillingham-approach/
Eye to Eye at the University of Denver (founded 20 years ago) is a national mentoring program that pairs college and high school students with learning differences with middle school students that have similar learning differences https://ldaamerica.org/lda_today/eye-to-eye-at-the-university-of-denver/
Vertical Skills Academy https://www.verticalskillsacademy.org/
Bridging the Gap:
The NATO Phonetic Alphabet is a spelling alphabet (also known as telephone alphabet, radio alphabet, word-spelling alphabet, or voice procedure alphabet) https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_136216.htm
Nathaniel Ellison, in partnership with the University of Denver's Learning Effectiveness Program, hosts an annual ADHD conference called LEP ADDventure Conference https://studentaffairs.du.edu/learningeffectiveness/lep-addventure-conference
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This episode was created and produced by Keith Weiner. Show design by Jenn Hu, Molly Eddington, and Eber Marin. Copy editing and quality analysis by Jess Johnson. Special thanks to Vanessa Detwiler for supporting this program and spreading awareness through email marketing.
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