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Dyslexia

Learn more about students with dyslexia, their experiences in school, and ways teachers can help them
Special Education K-12 Essentials Forum Understanding Learning Differences
Join this free virtual event for insights that will help educators better understand and support students with learning differences.
October 17, 2024
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Special Education 5 Key Ways to Support 69´«Ã½ With Learning Differences
Teachers are often uncertain about how to support students who have dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia.
Arianna Prothero, October 14, 2024
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Special Education Interactive 5 Common Learning Differences in 69´«Ã½: A Data Snapshot
Some key facts and figures about students with learning differences.
Lesli A. Maxwell & Vanessa Solis, October 8, 2024
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Special Education Explainer Talking to 69´«Ã½ About Their Learning Differences: A Guide for Teachers
Teachers who talk to kids about why learning is difficult equips students to understand themselves and become their own advocates.
Arianna Prothero, October 7, 2024
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Special Education Q&A Is Dyslexia a ‘Superpower’? What 69´«Ã½ Want Their Teachers to Know
5 students with dyslexia discuss what it feels like to be described as having special "powers."
Elizabeth Heubeck, October 7, 2024
5 min read
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Special Report Understanding Learning Differences
This special report explores neurodiversity and some key issues shaping the experiences of students with learning and thinking differences.
October 7, 2024
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Special Education Opinion This Is My Reality as a Student With Dyslexia
A high schooler reflects on what teachers should know to make school better for students with learning differences.
Maxwell J. Lesny, August 12, 2024
4 min read
69´«Ã½ & Literacy Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Dyslexia?
Answer 7 questions about dyslexia.
June 4, 2024
69´«Ã½ & Literacy Webinar Oral Language Development: The Missing Link to Supporting 69´«Ã½ with Dyslexia 
Dyslexia affects 20% of students. Join our webinar & discover the "missing link" to reading success: oral language development.
February 7, 2024
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69´«Ã½ & Literacy What the Research Says 3 New Studies to Know on Screening 69´«Ã½ for Dyslexia
More than 40 states now require screening for dyslexia.
Sarah D. Sparks, January 4, 2024
3 min read
Special Education Spotlight Spotlight on the Science of 69´«Ã½ for 69´«Ã½ with Disabilities
This Spotlight will empower you with strategies to apply the science of reading to support students with learning differences and more.
December 15, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence Q&A This School Leader Believes AI Could Transform Education for 69´«Ã½ With Dyslexia
AI could revolutionize how people with dyslexia navigate K-12 schools, said a school leader who works with children with the condition.
Alyson Klein, November 22, 2023
3 min read
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Special Education Disability or 'Superpower'? The Push to Change Mindsets About 69´«Ã½ With Learning Differences
Advocates are calling for a paradigm shift in how adults perceive, and educate, students with learning differences.
Elizabeth Heubeck, November 17, 2023
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