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

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 ...

Anywhere from 5 to 20 percent of the population struggles with dyslexia, a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and how they relate to letters ...

A student reading at Stege Elementary School in Richmond. (File photo by Shelby Knowles/CalMatters) I adopted my son Sebastian at birth. He was a bright, curious little boy who hit all the milestones ...

A few decades ago, people born with dyslexia typically had no idea why they struggled to read, or failed to read at all. Neither did their teachers. But a lingering and widely held misperception about ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California to begin universal screening of kindergarten through second-grade students for reading difficulties, ...

November marks National Family Literacy Month, a fitting occasion as concern about reading instruction in U.S. schools goes from a simmer to a boil. For years, parents and educators around the country ...

New research published in Neuropsychologia provides evidence that adults with dyslexia process visual information differently than typical readers, even when viewing non-text objects. The findings ...

Corrected: A previous version of this story misstated Devin Kearn’s university affiliation. A recent change to the definition of dyslexia put forth by an international group of researchers and ...

As dyslexia identification rates soar in Texas, more families are navigating the often complicated process of getting their child identified and remediated in Texas public schools. Here are some ...

When she was in second grade, Meghan Buchanan’s pediatrician told her parents that their daughter would not achieve much ...