Dyslexia in the News
Gavin Newsom knows what it is like to struggle with reading
Reprinted with permission of Louis Freedberg: If Gavin Newsom is elected governor of California in November, he would …
Read MoreYCD&C Co-Directors Respond to Wall Street Journal Piece on Testing
Read the full response by YCD&C Co-Directors Sally and Bennett Shaywitz to the Wall Street Journal piece on standardized tests.
Read MoreGet out right info on dyslexia
Dyslexia affects 20 percent of the population and represents 80 to 90 percent of all learning disabilities. Overwhelming …
Read MoreNike’s Chief of Design Doodles All Day
In the latest installment of this series that goes inside the private working worlds of designers, John Hoke, …
Read MoreHelping Students Realize Their Most Capable Selves
Most of us have had an experience where an adult—a parent, a teacher or a coach—thought of us …
Read MoreHow American schools fail kids with dyslexia
There are proven ways to help people with dyslexia learn to read, and a federal law that’s supposed …
Read MoreUnderstand Rules for Teaching Students with Dyslexia
Two years ago, the California Legislature passed AB1369 requiring the state Department of Education to bring together a …
Read MoreIn California push to help students with dyslexia, LA schools take a first step
The Los Angeles Unified school board jumped ahead of a new state law last week and instructed the …
Read MoreOctavia Spencer speaks out about growing up with dyslexia: “I just remember thinking differently”
Octavia Spencer doesn’t let her battle with dyslexia hold her back. The actress, 46, opened up about growing …
Read MoreOther States Also Implementing Early Screening For Dyslexia
Arizona joined the ranks of a dozen other states that have signed dyslexia laws to define dyslexia, outline …
Read MoreDYSLEXIA AND EARLY LEARNING
Education Talk Radio host Larry Jacobs interviewed Sally Shaywitz, M.D., co-director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia & …
Read MoreDyslexic Designers Just Think Differently—Maybe Even Better
An exhibit entitled “Dyslexic Design,” is showcasing and celebrating the creativity of artists with dyslexia. Curated by London-based …
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