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Texthelp Ltd today announced the release of BrowseAloud Plus 1.1.  This is the first planned update of BrowseAloud Plus and it has added new functionality to better enhance customer needs.

Summer is the perfect time to catch up and get ahead! At PRIDE Learning Center in Newport Beach, children with learning challenges are offered a fantastic opportunity to get a giant boost in their weakest areas.

In spite of budget cuts and NCLB, PRIDE Learning Center in Los Angeles, California thrives as Special Education students and parents search outside the school districts for help.

Low cost Android dyslexia app, mobile112 LITE is now multi-lingual and supports Russian, Chinese, Japanese & Korean OCR. Endorsed by American Literacy Council.

On Friday, October 12, 2012, Brehm Preparatory School, one of the nation’s leading schools for children with learning disabilities, will host the 2012 Harvard Medical School/Dyslexia Foundation Conference.

The leading magazine with advice for living well with ADHD and learning disabilities has published an independent review of Brennan Innovators' Reading Focus Cards, solutions for struggling readers of all ages.

Celebrity Chef Rick Stein will be attending a Fun Run to raise funds for the Dyslexia Research Trust (DRT) at Oxford University Parks on Saturday 19th May.

Celebrating 15 years of improving the lives of people with learning disabilities through prevention, evaluation, treatment, and research. We welcome the public to celebrate with us on February 29th at our Boise office.

Acclaimed author W.J. Walker and husband Lee Walker collaborate on a novel of a woman and her niece who rely on their faith after being trapped by a tornado.

Dore stand D73 Education Show NEC,Birmingham 15th – 17th March 2012

Dr. Robert Melillo, founder of Brain Balance, will speak at Brain Balance of Richmond Grand Opening events. Brain Balance offers an integrated and comprehensive non-drug, whole-child approach to treating autism spectrum and learning disorders.

Dr. Mark Smith is opening Brain Balance Achievement Center Richmond on October 17, 2011 to help parents and kids with an integrated and comprehensive non-drug, whole-child approach to treating autism spectrum and learning disorders.

Gravit-e Technologies finishes building a web application used in the treatment of dyslexic readers.

Texthelp Ltd today announced the release of BrowseAloud Plus 1.1.  This is the first planned update of BrowseAloud Plus and it has added new functionality to better enhance customer needs.

Summer is the perfect time to catch up and get ahead! At PRIDE Learning Center in Newport Beach, children with learning challenges are offered a fantastic opportunity to get a giant boost in their weakest areas.

The label of ‘being Dyslexic’ is often bring seen as a negative and can bring upset, limitations and hurdles to a student. However, with the right training, teaching and encouragement it can also produce strengths, talents and creative gifts.

Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for Learning, Sciences and Scotland’s Languages, paid a visit to Kyle Academy to learn more about a successful Dyslexia Friendly Schools initiative – aimed at assisting dyslexic pupils to achieve their full potential.

In spite of budget cuts and NCLB, PRIDE Learning Center in Los Angeles, California thrives as Special Education students and parents search outside the school districts for help.

Number one Android dyslexia app, mobile112 is has been updates to support Russian and Chinese language and now also Russian, Chinese, Japanese & Korean OCR. Endorsed by American Literacy Council. Full and trial versions are available.

Low cost Android dyslexia app, mobile112 LITE is now multi-lingual and supports Russian, Chinese, Japanese & Korean OCR. Endorsed by American Literacy Council.

Natick, MA – Kurzweil Educational Systems®, a division of Cambium Learning Technologies, announces the release of the Kurzweil 3000® – firefly app for the iPad.

Perceptual processing problems like dyslexia cause more than just reading problems, they can cause issues with depth perception, attention & concentration, headaches & migraines, and even driving. Non-invasive colored glasses can help.

Easyread Support USA is a new company offering to support parents of children struggling with dyslexia and reading problems who are using a Brit-developed solution called Easyread.

On Friday, October 12, 2012, Brehm Preparatory School, one of the nation’s leading schools for children with learning disabilities, will host the 2012 Harvard Medical School/Dyslexia Foundation Conference.

After a challenging year working with Susan's Brother, the true story has now been published. Author James Marinero said that producing the biography about a childhood of neglect and attempted suicide had been a cathartic process for both.

The leading magazine with advice for living well with ADHD and learning disabilities has published an independent review of Brennan Innovators' Reading Focus Cards, solutions for struggling readers of all ages.

The free Chrome browser extension "PIE Transformer" automatically adds diacritics to English words on Web pages to show pronunciation. Once a kid masters a one-page scheme, he will be able to read any English Web page with the help of diacritics.

Celebrity Chef Rick Stein will be attending a Fun Run to raise funds for the Dyslexia Research Trust (DRT) at Oxford University Parks on Saturday 19th May.

Southern California's leading center for students struggling with reading, writing, spelling and comprehension, encourages parents to know which warning signs to look for and how to address tough issues surrounding learning disabilities.

Dolphin Computer Access today announced the immediate availability of SaySo, a reading and writing toolbar for dyslexia.

Reviewer Kathy Barber Hersh writes, "“Parents fighting to keep band, drama, and dance programs alive in their children’s schools need to read The Muses Go to School: Conversations About the Necessity of Arts in Education"

Celebrating 15 years of improving the lives of people with learning disabilities through prevention, evaluation, treatment, and research. We welcome the public to celebrate with us on February 29th at our Boise office.

Explaining divorce to children can be a difficult and tricky thing to do . Learn some helpful tips on how to make the process easier.

Acclaimed author W.J. Walker and husband Lee Walker collaborate on a novel of a woman and her niece who rely on their faith after being trapped by a tornado.

Dore stand D73 Education Show NEC,Birmingham 15th – 17th March 2012

For the last three and a half years, Lorna Mooney has been studying for a degree and feels Read&Write GOLD, Texthelp’s text-to-speech software, has enhanced this experience.

Tina Wright, ICT Teacher at Slated Row School, Milton Keynes, feels that Read&Write GOLD, Texthelp’s literacy support software, has benefited pupils with dyslexia by enabling them to work independently.

Special Employment Services, 501(c) 3, and Kenney College partner to test the Perceptual Noise Exclusion Hypothesis. Findings could transform dyslexia education globally. Philanthropist partner sought to support scientific research study.

Dr. Robert Melillo, founder of Brain Balance, will speak at Brain Balance of Richmond Grand Opening events. Brain Balance offers an integrated and comprehensive non-drug, whole-child approach to treating autism spectrum and learning disorders.

Gertrude Garrow, who has been called the world’s most gifted teacher, says that she can do what seems to be ‘the impossible’. She plans to teach an illiterate gypsy family to read in two weeks. Their ages range from 36 to five years.

The Language Tune-Up Kit (LTK) versions 8.0 and later have been tested with Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 platform.

Dr. Mark Smith offers a series of seminars to help parents and teachers learn more about the causes of neurobehavioral disorders and Brain Balance Center’s integrated and comprehensive non-drug, whole-child approach.

The Language Tune-Up Kit is an interactive reading software program that helps develop reading skills using the Orton-Gillingham phonics method, widely-recognized as the best method for teaching all types of learners who have reading difficulties.

Richmond parents can learn more about the Brain Balance Achievement Centers non-drug/whole-child approach to neurobehavioral disorders like autism spectrum, AD/HD, dyslexia, Tourette's, and others at two upcoming events on Nov. 15 & Nov. 18.

Developments in technology are now making it easier than ever to access assistive technologies that can help students with learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, as part of learning or everyday activities.

Dr. Mark Smith is opening Brain Balance Achievement Center Richmond on October 17, 2011 to help parents and kids with an integrated and comprehensive non-drug, whole-child approach to treating autism spectrum and learning disorders.

Southern California’s Leading Center for Children With Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities, Encourages Parents to Know What Warning Signs and Red Flags to Look For.

Therapeutic Boarding Schools, preparatory School for learning disabilities, dyslexia, ADHD, ADD, autism, aspergers, and more

A Southampton-based dyslexia sufferer has this week powered to the top of the UK’s highest peak to raise almost £1000 in support of local charity, The Dyslexia Research Trust.

Tracy Roberts, Assistant Branch Secretary at Wigan Councils’ Unison Branch, is an avid fan of Texthelp’s assistive software, Read&Write GOLD and feels it has "really eased" her workload.

11 year-old Ahryn Bedford has taken on a big challenge this summer, as she trains in preparation of her summit of the UK’s tallest mountain to raise money for a cause that's close to her heart.

International Study Gives The Unique British-Made GAPS Test An Accuracy Rating Of 98 Per Cent

Andrew Wright has dyslexia and uses Read&Write GOLD for MAC, Texthelp’s award-winning text-to-speech software, to help him with his learning. Andrew outlines how the software has benefited his further education.

Iansyst awarded funding to develop a multi-platform, accessible document conversion and management tool.

Elizabeth Wilkinson's business (The Dyslexic Dyslexia Consultant) encourages the use of Read&Write GOLD to enable users to build confidence in their own written/typed work, control what they create, and do so independently.

Ellis Guilford School, Nottingham, are proud to be a truly inclusive school who aim to provide a “supportive, caring and challenging learning environment” for all students. This ethos led to the purchase of Read&Write GOLD assistive software.

Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service (HFRS) are proactive in assisting staff with dyslexia and for this reason purchased a corporate site licence of Read&Write GOLD award-winning text-to-speech software.

The International School of Brussels, an English-language International School in Belgium, are using Read&Write GOLD literacy support software to provide new possibilities and independence to students who struggle with reading and writing.

Web-based company HugoFox.com have donated £500 along with a range of computer equipment to The Dyslexia Research Trust (DRT) to help identify visual problems that could interfere with the learning processes of children throughout the region.

Sue Bradley, SENCo at Belgrave High School Staffordshire, has found their investment in Read&Write GOLD, has proven to be “worth its weight in gold”, as it has helped all pupils achieve independence in their reading and writing.

Texthelp provide free Read&Write GOLD mobile devices to the British Dyslexia Association’s (BDA) Children Will Shine Project (a project which offers after school workshops for dyslexic children in London and Manchester).

Queen Elizabeth's School, Devon, have been using Read&Write GOLD, award-winning assistive software from Texthelp Systems, for many years. The software is used in school and for Outreach and has proved to be an extremely valuable tool.