Dyslexia

Mavis S. 'Sherry' Sheedy, art teacher

2013-04-16 00:00:00

Mavis S. "Sherry" Sheedy, a retired Baltimore public schools art teacher and longtime museum docent, died April 4 of congestive heart failure at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster. The Reisterstown resident was 74. The daughter of a civil engineer...

Lifting a burden from special ed parents

2013-03-04 03:00:00

The welcome lifting of the federal consent decree on Baltimore City Public Schools does not mean all is well for students with disabilities in Baltimore and Maryland — far from it. Yet, the General Assembly rarely pays any attention to the fact that...

Philanthropy comes full circle for Harford County women

2013-01-20 17:29:55

In its second year awarding grants, the Women's Giving Circle of Harford County gave 11 nonprofit organizations nearly $36,000 in 2012 to help women and girls in the county. Four thousand dollars went to the local Arc chapter to help single parents; $2,...

Schools in 21^s^t century need arts, too

2013-01-15 12:00:00

In his recent commentary, Dallas Dance, superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, highlighted the need to transform our schools into "21st century learning environments" ("A way forward for county schools," Jan. 9). I wholeheartedly agree that...

Cara G. Becker, volunteer and entrepreneur

2013-01-03 13:14:01

Cara G. Becker, a Towson University student and entrepreneur whose spirit of volunteering began in her childhood, died Monday of leukemia at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Towson resident was 21. "In her young life, Cara Becker touched so many people,...

Patti Smith indulges her affection for traveling, Baltimore

2012-11-28 05:24:00

Patti Smith has a soft spot for Baltimore, dating back to the early '80s, when she and her husband would visit the city for soft-shell crabs and beer. These days, she "hardly ever" gets to play in Charm City, so when her current tour gave her a day off...

Jessica Long inspires youngsters at Pinewood Elementary

2012-10-09 10:00:00

Fresh off a dominating performance in the London Paralympics, swimmer Jessica Long on Tuesday morning shared stories of her decorated career with fifth-graders at Pinewood Elementary School in Timonium as part of their unit on overcoming obstacles. "We...

Education blame game leaves kids behind

2012-09-27 10:43:00

The film's plot is predictable: One engaged parent and a dedicated teacher are the beloved heroes, while the teachers' union and an apathetic school board are rendered useless, and at times rogue. "Won't Back Down," in theaters starting Friday, tells...

Esther 'Penny' Love, city guidance counselor

2012-09-21 15:39:57

Esther "Penny" Love, a Baltimore public school guidance counselor for nearly 40 years who was an outspoken advocate for emotionally challenged and dyslexic students, died Monday of lung cancer at Sinai Hospital. She was 89. Esther Shulman, whose...

Wilson overcomes dyslexia to become IndyCar driver

2012-08-29 16:12:00

Dyslexia slowed driver Justin Wilson in his pursuit of an education and his auto racing career, but it also was part of the reason he initially spent as much time as he could with the sport and it prepared him for his future. Auto racing provided...

The long road to the Baltimore Grand Prix

2011-08-13 18:55:00

Steven Wehner had overcome dyslexia, a stint in jail on drug charges and the loss of his repair shop on Martha's Vineyard. Living in the basement of his mother's Rodgers Forge home, he set his sights on his biggest challenge yet: Bringing an IndyCar...

Saddling up to give others a ride

2012-02-18 13:30:00

McDaniel College freshman Caitlyn McSorley has never let her dyslexia get in the way of helping others. Instead, it was the catalyst for doing so. "I was diagnosed with dyslexia, and throughout school a lot of the times I felt I was on the receiving...

Mickey Dorsey and the team named We Used to be Dyslexic But Now We're KO finished fourth Sunday at the Brain Games trivia event at James Rumsey Technical Institute.

2013-04-07 00:00:00

This Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter and clothing fashion designer took chances to get where she is today. She was diagnosed with dyslexia in school and had great difficulty learning.

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Video games - an image from "Super Mario Galaxy 2" is shown - are found in a new study to have positive effects on young dyslexic readers.

2013-03-01 11:22:54