Dyslexia

Learn how a Dyslexic Entrepreneur Shaped the Fabric of NYC from 7th Ave to The Bowery Hotel

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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Author Gerald Rosengarten achieved these milestones while severely dyslexic, unable to read until he was 50.

Key Points: 
  • Author Gerald Rosengarten achieved these milestones while severely dyslexic, unable to read until he was 50.
  • Jump on the Train: A Dyslexic Entrepreneur's 50-Year Ride from the Leisure Suit to the Bowery Hotel and a New York Solar Farm offers a ticket to learn the life lessons of an iconoclast who has found a way to succeed despite not always knowing what he was getting himself into.
  • In the process, he has made an indelible imprint on the culture and physical identity of the greatest city in the world.
  • While iconic New York designer Eile Tahari says the book "brings me back to the 70s…the story reads more like fiction than fact."

The Southport School’s ‘Raise The Roof’ Gala to Revive the ‘90s for Historic Cause

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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“Hosting this gala allows The Southport School to celebrate our community and highlight the importance of our historic buildings in the heart of Southport,” said Dr. Benjamin N. Powers, executive director of The Southport School.

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  • “Hosting this gala allows The Southport School to celebrate our community and highlight the importance of our historic buildings in the heart of Southport,” said Dr. Benjamin N. Powers, executive director of The Southport School.
  • “As we rally to raise funds for the roof restoration, we’re reminded of the building’s legacy.
  • The school shuttered in 1972 and was subsequently acquired by The Southport Conservancy, ensuring its preservation as a cherished landmark, school, and cornerstone of Southport’s historic village.
  • Since 1984, The Southport Conservancy has entrusted The Southport School to maintain this historic building where generations of children have spent their days learning under its cupola and green tile roof.

ALCS & RSL announce shortlist for V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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LONDON, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Society of Literature is delighted to announce the shortlist for its V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize. The prize is an annual award for unpublished short stories between 2,000 to 4,000 words in length. The winner will receive £1,000 and their entry will be published in Prospect magazine online and the RSL's Review.

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  • The prize is an annual award for unpublished short stories between 2,000 to 4,000 words in length.
  • The winner will be announced on Thursday 22 February 2024 at the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) annual awards ceremony.
  • The RSL is grateful to ALCS for supporting this Prize for over a decade.
  • Pritchett Short Story Prize was founded by the RSL in 1999 to commemorate the centenary of an author widely regarded as the finest English short story writer of the 20th century.

Delivering accessible online publications for Engineering students in schools and colleges

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Brighter Minds (https://www.brighterminds.ie) is an innovative education-sector publisher based in Dublin, Ireland. They have developed, distribute and support a market-leading suite of integrated books, ebooks, videos, quizzes, posters, class tests and projects for students in Irish secondary schools and Colleges of Further Education, who follow the Junior Cycle Engineering program (https://www.brighterminds.ie/jc-engineering-book.html) and Leaving Certificate Engineering program (https://www.brighterminds.ie/lc-engineering-book.html).

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  • They have developed a series of online, accessible publications, for students of Engineering, using the Webdoxx ( https://www.webdoxx.com ) secure online PDF publishing platform
    ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Brighter Minds ( https://www.brighterminds.ie ) is an innovative education-sector publisher based in Dublin, Ireland.
  • They have developed, distribute and support a market-leading suite of integrated books, ebooks, videos, quizzes, posters, class tests and projects for students in Irish secondary schools and Colleges of Further Education, who follow the Junior Cycle Engineering program ( https://www.brighterminds.ie/jc-engineering-book.html ) and Leaving Certificate Engineering program ( https://www.brighterminds.ie/lc-engineering-book.html ).
  • In order to offer their digital resources in a highly efficient and cost-effective manner to teachers, students and parents, Brighter Minds have employed the Webdoxx ( https://www.webdoxx.com ) secure online PDF publishing platform.
  • The Webdoxx platform provides fast, accurate and secure display, combined with a range of user access controls and activity tracking.

Dr. Robert Ballard, Renowned Oceanographer andnMarine Geologist, to Receive 2024 Horatio Alger Award

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education, today announced that Dr. Robert D. Ballard, distinguished explorer, discoverer, and historian, has been selected for membership in this prestigious organization. Dr. Ballard joins 10 other exceptional business, civic and cultural leaders from across North America in receiving 2024 honors. For more than 75 years, the Horatio Alger Award has been annually bestowed upon esteemed individuals who have succeeded despite facing adversities, and who have remained committed to higher education and charitable efforts in their communities. 

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  • "We couldn't be prouder to welcome Dr. Robert Ballard as a 2024 Horatio Alger Member," said Terrence J. Giroux, executive director, Horatio Alger Association.
  • "It is our utmost honor to present the Horatio Alger Award to these 11 outstanding leaders who have exemplified perseverance, passion and a deep appreciation for higher education," said James F. Dicke II, chairman, Horatio Alger Association and 2015 Horatio Alger Award recipient.
  • Dr. Ballard and the Member Class of 2024 will be formally inducted into the Association on April 4-6, 2024, during the Association's annual Horatio Alger Award Induction Ceremonies in Washington, D.C.
  • For more information about Horatio Alger Association and its Member Class of 2024, please visit www.horatioalger.org and follow the organization on Facebook , X , LinkedIn and Instagram .

Philanthropist Daniel Neiditch Presents NYC Mayor Eric Adams With a Lifetime Achievement Award at Promise Project Charity Event Located at River 2 River Realty's Office in NYC

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Monday, February 5, 2024
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The event took place at Neiditch's Atelier Condo building in New York.

Key Points: 
  • The event took place at Neiditch's Atelier Condo building in New York.
  • Growing up in Brooklyn, Adams was never properly diagnosed with dyslexia, which led to prolonged anxiety and difficulty with his self-image.
  • Adams pressed forward in his professional ambitions, eventually becoming a police captain in the NYPD and, later, the Mayor of New York City.
  • Daniel Neiditch and Eric Adams will continue to work together to ensure the children of New York City are educated properly - and that no child goes undiagnosed for dyslexia again.

Consortium of Silicon Valley Nonprofits Launch Innovative Neurodiversity Speaker Series to Empower Parents and Caregivers

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Monday, February 5, 2024
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MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A consortium of Silicon Valley-based nonprofit organizations is excited to announce the launch of a groundbreaking Neurodiversity Speaker Series, beginning in February 2024.

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  • MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A consortium of Silicon Valley-based nonprofit organizations is excited to announce the launch of a groundbreaking Neurodiversity Speaker Series, beginning in February 2024.
  • The Neurodiversity Speaker Series will provide parents and caregivers with valuable insights and tools to better support and connect with neurodivergent learners, including those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and more.
  • We are thrilled to partner with this group to bring a new speaker series to our community that is focused on neurodiversity!"
  • Neurodiversity and Disability Support in College: Admissions and Beyond
    Eric Endlich, PhD, Founder, Top College Consultants & Elizabeth C. Hamblet, College Learning Disabilities Specialist

Collection of 88 Interviews Shares First-Hand Accounts of the Educational Experiences with Dyslexia

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Friday, January 26, 2024
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BEEBE, Ark., Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Utilizing her experience from over 31 years as an educator, M. Susan Grogan, Ph.D., has released her educational book, "Help Them Learn with their Strengths: Case studies of students with dyslexia."

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  • Comprised of dyslexia assessments and 88 interviews with school-age and adult students, Grogan provides a description and explanation of the dyslexic brain and how people with dyslexia process print.
  • "Students with dyslexia already have unique skills and talents outside of reading, writing, and spelling," Grogan said.
  • "These skills and talents are similar to successful and famous CEOs, engineers, surgeons, artists, musicians, dancers, athletes, architects, and others with dyslexia.
  • "Help Them Learn with their Strengths: Case studies of students with dyslexia"

New Book from Literacy Experts Young and Hasbrouck Helps Ensure That Every Student Can Read and Write

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading educational publisher Benchmark Education Company (BEC) is pleased to announce publication of its new professional development book, Climbing the Ladder of Reading & Writing: Meeting the Needs of All Learners. To be published on January 24, 2024, as part of the company's "PD Essentials" line, the book offers educators a concise yet powerful guide to proven supports for students' varying needs as they acquire literacy skills—improving outcomes for all students , including those with dyslexia and other exceptional needs and considerations. G. Reid Lyon calls it "a masterpiece linking the science undergirding reading and writing development with the science of instruction."

Key Points: 
  • G. Reid Lyon calls it "a masterpiece linking the science undergirding reading and writing development with the science of instruction."
  • Co-edited by literacy experts Nancy Young, Ed.D ., and Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D. , Climbing the Ladder of Reading & Writing emphasizes the importance of needs-based instruction and centers on the widely popular infographic, The Ladder of Reading & Writing, created by Young and updated for the book.
  • Young and Hasbrouck said they set out to create a user-friendly source of information grounded in research.
  • The book addresses the pressing questions and needs of educators everywhere as they grapple with putting research into action in their classrooms.

"Revolutionizing Live-in Developmental Child Care: Apex Social Group Showcases their Care Professionals at Special Needs Resource Fairs"

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Apex Social Group, at the forefront of live-in, developmental child care for families with special needs.

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  • Apex Social Group, at the forefront of live-in, developmental child care for families with special needs.
  • Apex Social Group, a pioneer in providing developmental live-in childcare and cultural exchange, is excited to feature their one-of-a-kind child care solution for families with special needs at the upcoming Special Needs Resource Fairs.
  • The "Apex Care Professionals," a group of outstanding individuals primarily from Germany and Austria, are in the United States on a special U.S. Department of State J-1 cultural exchange visitor visa.
  • These young adults hold degrees in pediatric nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, early childhood development, or special needs education from their home countries.