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The | '''The Dyslexia Group''' was one of the early research groups at the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]]. It was created and managed collaboratively by [[Yiannis Laouris]] and [[Pantelis Makris]]. Three professors from the [[University of Cyprus]], Prof. [[Athanasios Gagatzis]], [[Andreas Papapavlou]], and [[Timotheos Papadopoulos]] have also participated in Journal Club Meetings and research activities and have collaborated in the organization of workshops and conferences. A number of international scholars have served as advisors, including [[Chris Singletton]], [[Peter Gerjets]], [[Tobias Banaschewski]] and [[Aribert Rothenberger]]. The Group has collaborated with the [[Cyprus Dyslexia Association]] in pilot studies and awareness campaigns. The pioneer members of the group included: [[Despo Minaidou]], [[Christiane El-Haddad]], [[Petroula Petrou]] and [[Mira Ioannou]]. | ||
[[Pantelis Makris]], Ministry of Education | |||
Prof. [[Andreas Papapavlou]], University of Cyprus | The Group has organised 7 Computers and Dyslexia Conferences and one major international conference:<br> | ||
Prof. [[Timotheos Papadopoulos]], University of Cyprus | {{#categorytree:Dyslexia Conferences|mode="all" |hideroot=on|mode=pages|style=bold}} | ||
Mrs. [[Petroula Petrou]], Educator, Ministry of Education | |||
Mrs. [[Mira Ioannou]], Educator, Ministry of Education | The following individuals served as members of the Dyslexia Group between 1992 and 2003. | ||
Mrs. [[Stella Ioannides]], Educator, Ministry of Education | * Dr. [[Yiannis Laouris]], [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]]; Together with [[Pantelis Makris]] Coordinator and Organizer of [the first big public event: [[Computers and Dyslexia 1995 Seminar]] | ||
Mrs. Rena Sofokleous | * Mr. [[Pantelis Makris]], Ministry of Education; Together with [[Yiannis Laouris]] Coordinator and Organizer of [the first big public event: [[Computers and Dyslexia 1995 Seminar]] | ||
Mrs. George Georgiou | * Prof. [[Athanasios Gagatzis]], University of Cyprus | ||
Mrs. Panayiota Papageorgiou | * Prof. [[Andreas Papapavlou]], University of Cyprus | ||
Mrs. Yiannoulla Kypri | * Prof. [[Timotheos Papadopoulos]], University of Cyprus | ||
Mrs. Demetra Demetriadou | * Mrs. [[Christiane El-Haddad]], [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]]; Coordinator and Organizer of [[Computers and Dyslexia 1997 Conference]] | ||
* Dr.med. [[Joulietta Kalli-Laouri]], Child- and Adolescent Psychiatry Specialist | |||
* Mrs. [[Despo Minaidou]], Speech Expert; Coordinator and Organizer of [[Computers and Dyslexia 1996 Conference]] | |||
* Mrs. [[Petroula Petrou]], Educator, Ministry of Education; Coordinator and Organizer of [[Computers and Dyslexia 1998 Conference]] together with [[Mira Ioannou]] | |||
* Mrs. [[Mira Ioannou]], Educator, Ministry of Education; Coordinator and Organizer of [[Computers and Dyslexia 1998 Conference]] together with [[Petroula Petrou]], and [[Computers and Dyslexia 2001 Conference]] | |||
* Mrs. [[Stella Ioannides]], Educator, Ministry of Education; Coordinator and Organizer of [[Computers and Dyslexia 2002 Conference]] | |||
* Mrs. Rena Sofokleous | |||
* Mrs. George Georgiou | |||
* Mrs. Panayiota Papageorgiou | |||
* Mrs. Yiannoulla Kypri | |||
* Mrs. Demetra Demetriadou | |||
The work of the group reached a highlight between 1999 and 2001 when the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology institute]] won one of the very first grants of the [[Research Promotion Foundation]] and implemented [[Development of methodology and software for the diagnosis and treatement of learning difficulties with emphasis in dyslexia]], which has later led to the development of [[Mental Attributes Profiling System]]. | |||
