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Facts, Stats, Websites and Resources
Dyslexia.com states the following facts based on reported cases of dyslexia
  • Only 1 in 10 students with dyslexia qualify for special education services when tested by school districts. 
  • Phonemic Awareness is a direct determinant of future reading success and/or failure.
  • "Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading, spelling, and writing difficulty
  • 70-80% of all people with poor reading skills are likely to be dyslexic
  • 1 in 5 students or approximately 15-20% of the population have a language based learning disability and dyslexia is the most common of these disabilities.
  • Dyslexia is non-discriminating- It affects nearly the same number of males as females. It affects the same amount of people within ethnic or socioeconomic backgrounds. 
  • 75% of the students that show difficulty with basic reading skills early in school can be helped to overcome these difficulties. While not all of these students are Dyslexic, many are.
  • Less than 1/3 of all children in school with reading disabilities are receiving specialized instruction to help deal with their disability.
  • Dyslexia is a disability that is recognized and is covered under provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act"
  • Only 1 in 10 students with dyslexia qualify for special education services when tested by school districts 
  • Phonemic Awareness is a direct determinant of future reading success and/or failure. (Adams, Foorman, Lundberg, & Beeler, 2006)

According to The State of Learning Disabilities, Third Edition, 2014: 

  
  *Dyslexia is the most prevalent and well-recognized of the subtypes of specific learning disabilities. 

    *Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia and ADHD often co-exist with Dyslexia 
 
FACTS AND TRENDS FROM "UNDERSTOOD.ORG"

Barton Affiliated website http://brightsolutions.us Check out every tab!  Amazing information about struggling readers and spellers. Loads of resources. 

 There is no "quick-fix" for students with major struggles in reading. Any individual or organization promising or guaranteeing rapid gains should be carefully questioned. 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                       


Must Read Books

Overcoming Dyslexia:  A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level
 ,by Sally Shaywitz, M.D. Yale University, 2003

Essentials of Dylexia Assessment and Intervention, by Nancy Mather & Barbara J. Wendling, 2012

 Phonemic Awareness in Young Children by Marilyn Jager Adams Ph.D, Barbara Foorman, Ph.D., Ingvar Lundberg, Ph.D., & Terri Beeler, Ed.D. 2006
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