Topic: Dyslexia
Definition
A brain-based learning disability that specifically impairs a person's ability to read.
Explore dyslexia legislation and related initiatives in the United States of America.
This toolkit helps parents and educators learn about dyslexia and how to support the literacy development of students with dyslexia.
Dyslexia is a brain-based learning disability that specifically impairs a person’s ability to read. For individuals with dyslexia, specific portions of the brain typically associated with important reading processes may not function in the same ways that they do in individuals without dyslexia. Individuals with dyslexia often have difficulty with phonological processing, spelling, or rapid visual-verbal responding. Importantly, dyslexia is related to reading difficulties, not difficulties that arise from intellectual functioning.
Studies report fundamental differences in brain development and activation patterns between individuals with dyslexia and those without.
The characteristics of dyslexia legislation.
Breaking down the truth about Dyslexia.
Signs of typical reading development and possible indicators of risk for dyslexia.
Expert: Donald Compton, Ph.D
Expert: Susan Lowell
Expert: John Gabrieli Ph.D.
Expert: Guinevere Eden Ph.D.
Expert: Evelyn Johnson, Ph.D
Expert: Evelyn Johnson, Ph.D
Expert: Susan Lowell
Expert: Jack Fletcher, Ph.D.
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Dyslexia Resources
This handbook contains information about dyslexia for teachers and parents living in South Dakota.
Topic: Dyslexia
Hear Judith Hamilton explain how one high school uses a schoolwide, data-driven process to identify reading needs and plan tiered classroom and supplemental interventions, and the role of reading specialists in this process.
Topic: Interventions, Reading Disabilities, Dyslexia
This report describes the findings of a task force charged with studying the implementaiton of a dyslexia pilot program in Maryland.
Topic: Dyslexia, Interventions, Screening
The research reported here is funded by awards to the National Center on Improving Literacy from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with the Office of Special Education Programs (Award #: S283D160003). The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of OESE, OSEP, or the U.S. Department of Education. Copyright © 2020 National Center on Improving Literacy. https://improvingliterarcy.org
