When life gives you meLons

Let's talk about the science behind how we teach children to read.

In this episode, we go down the rabbit hole of letter reversal. Why is this so common? Is this a dyslexic characteristic? The answers may surprise you. Let's get down to the bottom of it all.

It's time to tell you about our merch store! We've had it up for a while and have been working out the kinks. It's time to launch that baby into orbit! Head over to https://the-melon-stand.creator-spring.com/ or to our Instagram bio @melons.podcast to view our line of merch. It's a great way to support the pod. Let us know what you like or would like to see in the future!

We've talked about it before but here we are again enlightening you on the brain. This time it's on how it learns! Let's have a conversation about that. Let's learn why we are the way we are!

Today we backtrack to the basics of phonics, the importance of decoding, and the purpose of repetition. It's way better than it sounds! Tag along with us sweet-ass dyslexic ladies and our mild ranting as usual!

This time around we get to hear from one of our hosts! Drew takings us through a bit of what it was like for her in public school as a dyslexic and the struggles she faced. Leaving us with the question - How do we make public education work for everyone?

We've talked about it before - eyes, sight, and vision. In this week's episode, we go over a new study from April of 2021 on eye movement and tracking.

This one is for the ladies! Women are often overlooked or misdiagnosed for a number of factors - ADHD is atop the list. Today we talk about ADHD, what it's like being a woman with it and why understanding how the details are so important.

Hey, melons - We've given you a lot of info on dyslexia and other neurodiversities. It's about time we give you a bit of info into who your hosts are. Today we have a very basic Q&A. Let's learn about our hosts!

Intelligence Quotient = IQ

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IQ is a measurement, this is known. The question is - of what? Today we post an episode that we feel we'll never get right. Today we talk about the history and purpose of the IQ test and the standards we hold too. Today we ask why? What is your measurement of success? How does IQ factor into our preconceived notions of capability? What are we trying to prove? All this and more in Ep. 17