Podcasts, Videos & Webinars

Although it is wise to be skeptical of much that you read on the Internet about dyslexia, both iTunes and YouTube can provide individuals with dyslexia and their parents a wealth of excellent, reliable information about dyslexia. Below are some free podcasts or videos, and video clips you may wish to listen to or watch:

Documentaries on Dyslexia

Embracing Dyslexia – A documentary film by Luis Macias

The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia

Dislecksia: The Movie

Journey Into Dyslexia

iTunes Podcasts

This is a parent-friendly podcast lecture, given by Drs. Sally and Bennett Shaywitz, pediatricians, neuroscientists, and professors of medicine at Yale University:

• Dyslexia and Creativity: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Professor Uta Frith, an internationally-renowned expert on dyslexia, has a number of very short podcasts on dyslexia. Just type “Uta Frith” into the search engine on the iTunes website. Some of her podcasts are listed below:

• Dyslexia – First Theories and Insights into its Cause
• Dyslexia – Speech processing and the Spoonerisms test
• Dyslexia – Visualizing Brain Activity during Speech Processing
• Dyslexia – The English Language and Dyslexia in Europe
• Dyslexia – Does it run in Families?

YouTube Videos

Children of the Code

NBC News: Successful Entrepreneurs with Dyslexia

Dr. Reid G. Lyon, formerly of the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, as part of the Reading Rockets program. There are other YouTube videos of Dr. Lyon.

Dr. Louisa Moats, a renowned speech/language pathologist, has a number of videos on YouTube, including: