My son's dyslexia went overlooked for years. After getting proper phonics-based instruction, he finally learned to read — and ...

Dyslexia is a common learning disability that affects the way an individual processes written language. This can make the process of reading and comprehending a text full of challenges. In the world ...

Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?

This is chapter three of the MindShift Guide to Understanding Dyslexia. You can find the remaining chapters and a complete printable PDF of the entire guide by clicking here. Children who cannot read ...

That’s how much Kinzel, a literacy specialist for Bellingham Public Schools, loves her work helping young children with dyslexia and other reading and writing challenges. Kinzel is based at Carl ...

Up to 20% of the population experiences symptoms of dyslexia, a lifelong neurological disorder that makes it difficult to read fluently. Examining why dyslexia happens — and how we intervene — has ...

When Dr. Matthew Schneps needs to read, he turns to his iPhone 4S. The handset’s 3.5-inch screen squeezes text into one skinny column, which is helpful because the Harvard astrophysicist has dyslexia.

Digital reading has offered up a host of benefits to readers. Everything from price and portability of content, to the option to increase font size has led to a broad adoption of e-reading across a ...

Jamie Bennetts created a spreadsheet of every child’s reading scores in the small Knightsen Elementary School District a few summers ago, identified the laggers and greeted them in the fall with state ...

As Illinois rolls out a new law requiring early literacy screenings beginning Jan. 1, some educators question whether it will ...