Archive for October, 2008

A Tribute to Academic Librarians

admin | October 26th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

http://blogs.princeton.edu/librarian/

Given the information glut that we are facing today, there is an urgency for researchers like us, those who are consumers of information in large quantities, to turn to our friends, the academic librarians, for help.

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Why learning management?

admin | October 26th, 2008 | No Comments »

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Chinese and English Dyslexia

cecilchau | October 20th, 2008 | No Comments »

Recent research has shown that different areas of the brain are implicated in Chinese dyslexics and English dyslexics.  I have attached a presentation on this topic by Prof. Wai Ting Siok here (media_ppt_2008). The presentation is in both Chinese and English.  You can also find the original paper in PNAS here PNAS vol.105, pp. 5561-5566.  Enjoy!

Parenting LD Children: Being Fair 如何教養學障子女: 公平可以有不同的形式

admin | October 18th, 2008 | No Comments »

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Early Identification & intervention Pays

admin | October 11th, 2008 | No Comments »

Getting a timely diagnosis for injuries and other medical problems is crucial for a successful treatment outcome. Everybody knows that. The question is: how to we know which expert(s) to consult for our particular problem? (more…)

Celebrate differences in learning styles 因材施教

admin | October 11th, 2008 | No Comments »

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重視子女閱讀障礙

admin | October 5th, 2008 | No Comments »

許多父母不知道他們的孩子是否有閱讀障礙(誦讀困難症)。 這篇剪報是我在2000年時接受世界日報(一份中文報紙)採訪時的內容, 裏面的資料到今天依然有效。 我留下這個剪報是為了方便華裔父母能夠有機會得到有關誦讀困難症的中文信息。我希望本文能夠為您提供幫助。 (more…)

Success is Achieving Happiness & Contentment 成功在於快樂與滿足

admin | October 5th, 2008 | No Comments »

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