My daughter needs your help!

dyslexia does have many different aspects to it but, doesn't mean you have to talk about all of them. You may mention them but focus on one inparticular. Sounds like you have alot of information already.
I think any topic dealing with the mind as alot of direction. but finding one that she would like to learn about and do research on is the big question! I am sure your daughter will do fine with a mom who is willing to help her out she'll Ace this project!!:)

Would any of these suggestions interest your daughter?

www.juliantrubin.com/fairprojects/psychology/language_cognition.html

Also, take a look at the gray frame on the left for other potential options.

Below are links to LD brain imaging, etc.. She could use a light bright , or something similar (maybe Christmas lights) to demonstrate areas of the brain that are/are not functioning normally.


dyslexia brain imaging
pages.slc.edu/~ebj/educ-cog04/dyslexia/PETimages.htm



www.apa.org/monitor/mar00/brainscan.html
From Brain Scan to Lesson Plan

To maggie93215: Dyslexia is such a big topic - many different directions one can go on. She won placement in the science fair last year, and we found out that the topic has to be very narrowed and focus on one small aspect. Since my daughter is dyslexia, I have found techniques to help her at home. I discovered that it made an improvement in another area, and not the intended improvement that I was aiming for. The brain research being done is advancing at a rapid rate, but the real problem is finding methods and therapies based on the brain research. Often you find on the Internet, companies trying to sell you the latest hand writing technique based on science-based research, or the latest reader programs. The list can go on. From what I have observe and experience, parents often have very simple techniques, to help their children. Such as the adult dyslexic, who colours in a colouring book, because it helps her to relax. She has been doing it since she was a child. An unintended effect, she became a good artist, developing a talent for very fine detail work. There was no evidence of it in her childhood. My daughter still plays with play dough, and she is 13. She may not draw very well, but she has developed a talent in working with 3-D medium. I am almost tempted to buy some real sculpting material and see what she will do with it, in her spare time. The play dough is brought for the purpose of helping her to relax. She is usually playing with it, as she studies for a test. As a result, her memory improves and she goes over the material much quicker.
As a parent, I do not want other parents to find out she is still playing with play dough. But from what I have found out, parents have little techniques and methods for their children, regardless of their leaning ability. I believe, like my daughter since she has been the object of my little learning experiments based on brain research - that there is a connection between these activities done at home and improve learning in some aspect.