What is dyslexia? And how do our brains read?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Have you heard the word dyslexia before? It's a term used to describe when people have a hard time learning to read. It's actually very common because reading is a fairly new skill that humans have developed. In this episode we do a deep dive on dyslexia. We'll look at how our brains have cobbled together the ability to read by re-purposing parts of the brain that evolved for other functions. And we’ll learn what scientists think might be going on in the brains of people with dyslexia when they learn to read. We also talk to Ann Bancroft, a Polar explorer and educator who also has dyslexia, about why getting lost can be fun. Plus we’ll hear a new Mystery Sound and find out if mice actually do love cheese in our Moment of Um. This episode is sponsored by Sun Basket (sunbasket.com/brains), Old El Paso, and Panama City Beach (VisitPanamaCityBeach.com). You can support the show at brainson.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Hi friends, before we dive into today's episode, I want to encourage you to check out our
0:05.1	Kids Poetry Special on the Slowdown.
0:08.2	We made five fabulous episodes featuring cool young poets, word games, and awesome conversation
0:13.7	with award-winning author and host, Major Jackson.
0:17.0	The episode started on May 8th and ran until May 12th, and you can find them by searching
0:21.5	for the Slowdown wherever you get your podcasts.
0:24.8	We had a blast learning from kids who write, rhyme, and sing about their lives, and we think
0:29.9	you will too.
0:30.9	Again, search for the Slowdown wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:36.9	You're listening to Brains On, where we're serious about being curious.
0:41.9	Brains On is supported on part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
0:51.6	For millions of years, humans have used tools.
0:56.7	And for over 10,000 years, people have spoken in unique languages.
1:03.8	But now, in just the last 5,000 years, humans have come up with two new activities.
1:10.7	Writing and reading.
1:16.3	The first writing came from Ancient Sumer, where Iraq is today.
1:20.3	We can record history, write poetry, key proceeds.
1:25.6	The society's wrote pictures and symbols on wood, papyrus stone, even bone.
1:31.0	This says you sold him a cow with beautiful hooves.
1:34.7	You paid how much?
1:36.4	In most ancient communities, only some people could read.
1:39.8	Can you say that allowed to me instead?
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