<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : dyslexia : ATOM 0.3</title><link>http://www.plime.com/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). Please share it with us in our forum and we'll link it here!</description><language>en-us</language></meta><items><entry><title><![CDATA[Slow reading in dyslexia tied to disorganized brain tracts]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/43318/1/" /><id>43318</id><summary><![CDATA[Slow reading in dyslexia tied to disorganized brain tracts]]></summary><issued>2007-12-05T08:36:02+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-05T08:36:02+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Dyslexia marked by poor reading fluency &#8212; slow and choppy reading &#8212; may be caused by disorganized, meandering tracts of nerve fibers in the brain, according to researchers. Their study, using the latest imaging methods, gives researchers a glimpse of what may go wrong in the structure of some dyslexic readers&#8217; brains that makes it difficult to integrate the information needed for rapid, &#8220;automatic&#8221; reading.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Dyslexia Takes On Different Forms In Other Languages]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/134659/1/" /><id>134659</id><summary><![CDATA[Dyslexia Takes On Different Forms In Other Languages]]></summary><issued>2009-10-14T17:12:46+01:00</issued><modified>2009-10-14T17:12:46+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[English speaking people with dyslexia may have to struggle quite a bit to get by. Other languages, such as Chinese represent an even greater challenge. It isn't just the greater complexity of the written language but the different way the brain translates the written word that also plays a part.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[70 Famous Dyslexics]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/83446/1/" /><id>83446</id><summary><![CDATA[70 Famous Dyslexics]]></summary><issued>2008-12-03T07:41:27+01:00</issued><modified>2008-12-03T07:41:27+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Dyslexia is a learning disability that can often be devastating if untreated. People who suffer from dyslexia primarily have trouble with written language, both reading and writing. Despite having this affliction, many people overcome it to lead normal and successful lives.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Are you dyslexic?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/63240/1/" /><id>63240</id><summary><![CDATA[Are you dyslexic?]]></summary><issued>2008-05-26T20:06:56+01:00</issued><modified>2008-05-26T20:06:56+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I am.  So are roughly 25% of the global population, so you might well be too.<br/><br/>Take this test and get an idea.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Fears of Cheating Rise Along with Students Seeking Extra Test Time]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50290/1/" /><id>50290</id><summary><![CDATA[Fears of Cheating Rise Along with Students Seeking Extra Test Time]]></summary><issued>2008-02-12T15:58:43+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-12T15:58:43+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The exams watchdog is reporting a rapid increase in the number of pupils being given extra time in exam rooms amid fears that teachers are exploiting rules designed to give dyslexic pupils a fair chance.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Between men and women, dyslexia takes sides ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/82057/1/" /><id>82057</id><summary><![CDATA[Between men and women, dyslexia takes sides ]]></summary><issued>2008-11-17T08:12:39+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-17T08:12:39+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Women&#8217;s brains have a different read on dyslexia than men&#8217;s brains do. Women diagnosed with this severe disability in reading and other facets of written language show a right-brain deficit in tissue volume, in contrast to a primarily left-brain volume reduction already reported for dyslexic men.]]></content></entry></items></xml>