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Georgia Lawmakers Recommend Steps To Address Dyslexia
YCDC Co-Director Dr. Sally Shaywitz’s testimony before the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Dyslexia was highlighted in a recent story from WABE.
Read MoreYCD&C Applauds New Federal Dyslexia Policy
There is great news from Washington for people with dyslexia, for people who care about dyslexia and for …
Read MoreGavin 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 …
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