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Dyslexia bill expected to get final governor’s signature

by Ann Richardson - Nine years after her mission began, Beth Ravelli said she is relieved, but elated that creating the “Roadmap for Dyslexia” is almost at an end. “It’s been an incredible journey,”...

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Educators should use more neuroscience to teach students with dyslexia

by Dorothy van den Honert - Right in the middle of your two-sided brain is a bridge of tissue called the corpus callosum which is the only connection between them. The CC’s job is to send information...

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Study explores effectiveness of school interventions for children with dyslexia

How can we best treat dyslexia? A new meta-analysis of published data, carried out by researchers at LMU, now provides a means of ranking the effectiveness of a range of current interventions. A...

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New app decodes words for struggling readers

by Bruce Kopp - A central Indiana mother is using some of the latest technology to develop a new tool to help her son with dyslexia. Eleven-year-old Sam Parmelee says any help in dealing with dyslexia...

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Policies on dyslexia should not be created

by Barry Nelson - Since he published The Dyslexia Debate earlier this year, Durham University education expert Professor Julian Elliott has attracted a lot of flak from critics. His book – five years...

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Kids with dyslexia visit state Capitol to raise awareness

by Meghan Morelli - Governor Rick Snyder has declared October to be Dyslexia Awareness Month.  To help kick the month off, families from all over the state, including northern Michigan headed to the...

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Public schools may not be able to help your child with dyslexia

by Matthew Bowler - Dyslexia was identified as a disorder in 1881 by Oswald Berkhan. Yet San Diego County parents are still fighting with school districts over how to help students with the world’s...

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Our education system does not support students with dyslexia

by David Cox - I have this issue with how I hear words, Gareth, a 31-year-old graphic designer, tells me. “So for example, while I was growing up, it was really hard to tell the difference between the...

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Nebraska parent joins efforts to recognize dyslexia in schools

by Julie Cornell - A child’s problems in school may be linked to a learning disorder that’s going undetected. Nebraska Public Schools don’t recognize dyslexia as a learning disability and an Omaha...

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Ten percent of the world’s population is dyslexic

By Bill Chappell - A designer who has dyslexia has created a font to help dyslexic readers navigate text, designing letters in a way that avoids confusion and adds clarity. And in England, two...

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