Some parents in the West Ada School District are calling for more action to help students with dyslexia. West Ada School District Board Chair Lori Frasure hosted a town hall meeting at Owyhee High ...

Though dyslexia may affect up to 1 in 5 people, misconceptions about the neurological disorder continue to stymie how dyslexic students in Massachusetts and beyond are identified and supported. A ...

Dyslexia is common and not tied to intelligence. Early recognition and targeted intervention are key to unlocking potential ...

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to brain structure in the general population? In a large-scale study published ...

Dyslexia is a learning difficulty which affects the ability to adopt the automatic reflexes needed to read and write. Several studies have sought to identify the source of the problems encountered by ...

Until recently, I’d thought of dyslexia as merely a deficit in reading or spelling, perhaps caused by a neurological deficit. Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide, the world’s preeminent researchers on the ...

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) defines dyslexia as a brain-based type of learning disability that specifically impairs a person's ability to read (see here). The ...

Battling for everything she gets is nothing new for Janae Camp. As one of Johanna and Reginald Camp’s 18 children, she is used to earning what she receives at home. Her play on the basketball court ...

JEFFERSON CITY --Efforts by lawmakers to increase literacy rates among Missouri students are on the drawing board again during the new legislative session. Senate Bill 73, introduced January 9, would ...

The parents of the advocacy group Decoding Dyslexia Wisconsin pressed for years to see this 11-word definition enshrined in state law: “Dyslexia means a specific learning disability that is ...

More dyslexic kids across Colorado should be diagnosed early on in their childhoods, should two bills passed in the state’s last legislative session have their intended effects. Senate Bill 200 ...

Siena Elementary School teacher Carissa Yesford gives a math lesson to her second-grade class. Sarah A. Miller smiller@idahostatesman.com Some parents in the West Ada School District are calling for ...