Florida State University has established a Dyslexia Research Registry that you can become a part of. You can participate by mail so it is not necessary to live near the FSU campus. The primary purpose of the registry is....
By joining the research study you will be "benefiting the larger community of individuals with dyslexia and assist in improving instruction." Their site offers a frequently asked questions page to answer any questions you may have. To join the research study visit their contact page for full instructions. I have joined and am eagerly awaiting my application form to arrive.
to facilitate research in the understanding of dyslexia. It collects information from people with dyslexia and matches them up with National Institutes of Health Learning Disabilities Center researchers who are looking for individuals to participate in their studies.
By joining the research study you will be "benefiting the larger community of individuals with dyslexia and assist in improving instruction." Their site offers a frequently asked questions page to answer any questions you may have. To join the research study visit their contact page for full instructions. I have joined and am eagerly awaiting my application form to arrive.
Ghotit (www.Ghotit.com) offers unique writing and reading online services for people who suffer from dyslexia, dysgraphia or people who are not native-English speakers. Ghotit̢۪s first service is an online context sensitive spell checker.
ReplyDeleteGhotit received great bloggers and users reviews:
Bloggers:
http://blog.buzvia.com/site-review-ghotit-co-spell-checker-service
http://speedchange.blogspot.com/2008/02/ghotit.html
Users comments:
- My god I have been look for this for all-my life, help that understands me. I write with a dictionary and thesaurus and some times cant even find the word looking for. I could not hold back the tears from the emotion then when I worked out how helpful this spellchecker will be for me.
- i really like it and i'm so glad i found it!! it will really help with my homework etc and my teachers wont get angry at me annymore!!
- Thank you for contacting us with your product. I tinkered with the spell checker for sometime this morning, entering common mistakes that our dyslexic students (and ADD) students make in spelling. I must say that I am extremely impressed with your product and would certainly like to further evaluate it with our students over the next several weeks.
- that spell checker is SO good, its actually waaay better than microsoft because it tells you the reasen why you are usuing the correct word. i really like it, its really good!!