Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to brain structure in the general population? In a large-scale study published ...

Some parents in the West Ada School District are calling for more action to help students with dyslexia. West Ada School District Board Chair Lori Frasure hosted a town hall meeting at Owyhee High ...

We see not just with our eyes, but with our brains. A mosaic of specialized areas in a brain region known as the visual ...

Jacob Molloy, who was unable to read at age 10 due to severe dyslexia, reached above-grade-level reading by age 11, after completing a Speech-to-Print dyslexia empowerment program by NOW! Programs®.

Until recently, I’d thought of dyslexia as merely a deficit in reading or spelling, perhaps caused by a neurological deficit. Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide, the world’s preeminent researchers on the ...

Though dyslexia may affect up to 1 in 5 people, misconceptions about the neurological disorder continue to stymie how dyslexic students in Massachusetts and beyond are identified and supported. A ...

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) defines dyslexia as a brain-based type of learning disability that specifically impairs a person's ability to read (see here). The ...

The parents of the advocacy group Decoding Dyslexia Wisconsin pressed for years to see this 11-word definition enshrined in state law: “Dyslexia means a specific learning disability that is ...

Families with children who have dyslexia have long pushed lawmakers to respond to a pressing concern: Too many young students ...

Siena Elementary School teacher Carissa Yesford gives a math lesson to her second-grade class. Sarah A. Miller smiller@idahostatesman.com Some parents in the West Ada School District are calling for ...