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Our Mission...
...is to uncover and illuminate the strengths of those with dyslexia, disseminate information, practical advice, and the latest innovations from scientific research, and transform the lives of children and adults with dyslexia.
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Our Work |
About Our Founders
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 The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity serves as a nexus for research on dyslexia, and is as well a leading source of advocacy and information to better the lives of people with dyslexia.
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 The Shaywitzes are world experts on reading and dyslexia. Bennett Shaywitz is a pioneer in the application of functional brain imaging for the study of reading and dyslexia in children and adults. Sally Shaywitz has devoted her career to helping children and adults with dyslexia; her research provides the basis for understanding the disorder. Together, they originated a widely accepted model of dyslexia that emphasizes the strengths seen in people with dyslexia.
(*taken from UCDavis lecture series)
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Featured Talks & Events |
Staff & Advisory Council |
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December 3, 2009 • Philadelphia, PA
Rowland Reading Foundation.
January 15, 2010 • New York, NY
Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons. Neurology Grand Rounds.
March 13, 2010 • Williamstown, MA
Williams College Neuroscience and Creativity Symposium.
March 16, 2010 • Los Angeles, CA
Park Century School.
June 8, 2010 • Jackson, MS
Educators' Conference.
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Co-Directors
Drs. Sally & Bennett Shaywitz
Advisory Council:
Kate Capshaw
Laura Fisher
Sam Fox
Sam Gejdenson
Sarah Gund
Reed Hundt
Carol Kenney
Jerome Kenney
Marcia Mishaan
Kurt Mobley
Tammy Mobley
Michele Norris
Allison Paley
Bill Paley
Barbara Pearce
Karen Pritzker
Kyle Redford
Steven Spielberg
Claude Wasserstein
Kate Whitney
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Website
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Co-Editors: Karen Pritzker, Sally Shaywitz, M.D., Bennett Shaywitz, M.D.
Managing Editor & Web Designer: Kathy Crockett
Education Editor: Kyle Redford
Legal Consultant: Pamela Chambers
Copy Editor: Suzanne Kelley
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