In this day and age, being dyslexic, if detected early and if appropriate technological support is made available, should not be a major impediment to achieving success academically and professionally.

One young man who was formerly my student is a computer “geek” and he was able to circumvent most of his memory problems (he forgets things) by using hand held devices and his laptop. In my own private practice, I make it a point to “custom fit” our clients with appropriate high-tech tools to help them achieve their learning goals.

Check out the article below on technology and the adult dyslexic. Enjoy!

http://www.bnna.info/adult-dyslexia/modern-technology-and-adult-dyslexia.htm

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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!

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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…)

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Betty Kosel, VSB ESL Consultant and Dr. Winnifred Tang at the Kirin for a “working lunch” in the fall of 2007

Last year, I accepted an invitation from Betty Kosel, ESL Consultant at the Vancouver School Board, to give the keynote address for the ESL teacher’s section on their Teacher’s Professional Development Day. The planning was done in October of 2007 and the talk was in February 2008. You can see us, Betty and I, in the photograph at the right, enjoying a “dim sum” lunch at Kirin Restaurant while discussing details of the presentation.

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An example of a successful case and an explanation of our approach.

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