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Allowing dyslexic students to participate fully in every lesson in the classroom
Published: 10 December, 2009
New research into dyslexia has shown that it need no longer be as debilitating for pupils as has been the case in the past. A program that pupils and students use to draw mind maps on computers allows them to express themselves without becoming worried about their dyslexia. Using colour, symbols, keywords, icons and images, iMindMap allows dyslexics to restructure knowledge and ideas in their own way, and dramatically speeds up their learning. The findings came from work undertaken by Dilwyn Owen, in Barry, South Wales, who worked with both English and Welsh speaking dyslexic students. “Within one hour,” he said, “the pupils have mastered the technology and are making extraordinary progress, organising information without being hampered by the barrier of the written language. Related articles: 
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