CS 205 Project 4
Dyslexia In Education: Bibliography
1. Spafford, Caroline Sullivan and
Grosser, George S. Dyslexia Research and Resource Guide.
Needham Heights, Massachusetts: Allyn & Bacon, 1996.
2. Davis, Ronald D. The
Gift Of Dyslexia. San Juan Capistrano, CA: Ability Workshop Press,
1994
3. "Dyslexia." Encyclopedia
Britannica. 1999, pg. 1
4. International Dyslexia Association.
About Dyslexia. 6/12/00. http://www.interdys.org/about_dy.htm
5. H P van Daal, Victor ande Reitsma,
Pieter. "Effects of outpatient treatment of dyslexia." Journal
of Learning Disabilities. 32(5), Sep/Oct 1999, pg. 447-456
Interesting Facts
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Dyslexia, the most common type of learning
disorder, affects an estimated 2.635 to 5 percent of the whole population
(Spafford and Grosser, 1996).
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Dyslexia affects people from all cultures
and backgrounds, males and females (although males more than females),
and it lasts a lifetime (H P van Daal and Reitsma, 1999).
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Famous people with dyslexia: Albert
Eintein, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Walt Disney, Leonardo daVinci,
Winston Churchill, General George Patton, Woodrow Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg,
Cher, Danny Glover, Bruce Jenner, and Jackie Stewart.
