Learning Ally Blog: Access and Achievement

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Now more than ever, people with learning and visual disabilities are flourishing in the classroom, launching productive careers and becoming assets in their communities. This blog spotlights remarkable individuals who demonstrate that having a visual or print disability is no barrier to educational success.


Steve McQueen: Overcoming His Shame of Dyslexia
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January 8, 2014 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

In a lengthy interview with The Guardian, Steve McQueen, the award-winning British director whose most recent film, 12 Years a Slave, is ... Read More about Steve McQueen: Overcoming His Shame of Dyslexia

VOICEtext - Text Synched with Audiobooks Improves Reading
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January 7, 2014 by User

For millions of children and adults with dyslexia, deciphering printed text can pose a significant challenge. The learning ... Read More about VOICEtext - Text Synched with Audiobooks Improves Reading

Read It Before You See It: Upcoming Books-to-Movies
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January 2, 2014 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

[caption id="attachment_22656" align="alignright" width="158"] "The Giver" by Lois Lowry.[/caption] With settings ranging from World War II to Middle Earth, there ... Read More about Read It Before You See It: Upcoming Books-to-Movies

11 Foreign Education Policies That Could Transform American Schools
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December 19, 2013 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

[caption id="attachment_22607" align="alignright" width="300"] The PISA Test[/caption] Research shows that on the Program of International Student Assessment (PISA), an exam ... Read More about 11 Foreign Education Policies That Could Transform American Schools

"Keys to a Bigger, Better World"
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December 17, 2013 by Lauren Holstein (LAE)

When toy expert and mom-blogger Jenn Choi wrote a guide to some of the best children's books of 2013 on ... Read More about "Keys to a Bigger, Better World"