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Special Education Universal Screening for Dyslexia Isn't Enough
A growing number of states are requiring schools to screen students for dyslexia, but advocates say that's just the first step.
Elizabeth Heubeck, February 27, 2023
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7 min read
Reading & Literacy Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Dyslexia?
Answer 7 questions about dyslexia.
February 6, 2023
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December 6, 2022
Reading & Literacy Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Dyslexia?
Answer 7 questions to discover how much you really know about dyslexia.
March 31, 2022
Reading & Literacy Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About the State Of Reading in the U.S.?
Answer 7 questions to discover what you know about reading levels in the U.S.
February 28, 2022
Special Education Video Making a Difference for Students With Learning Differences 1 on 1
Eye to Eye pairs younger students with learning differences with older students with the same challenges to show them they’re not alone.
Jaclyn Borowski , July 28, 2021
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Aikin listens to her eight-year-old son, Carter, as he reads in the family’s home in Katy, TX, on Thursday, July 8, 2021. Carter has dyslexia and Aikin could not help but smile at the improvement in his fluency as he read out loud.
Kanisha Aikin listens to her 8-year-old son, Carter, who has dyslexia, as he reads aloud in the family’s home in Katy, Texas.
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Special Education The Pandemic Made It Harder to Spot Students With Disabilities. Now Schools Must Catch Up
After more than a year of disruption for all students, the pressure's on to find those in need of special education and provide services.
Evie Blad, July 14, 2021
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13 min read
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Reading & Literacy 5 Ways to Remotely Support Students With Dyslexia
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the needs of students with dyslexia, but also made it more difficult to support them.
Corey Mitchell, February 11, 2021
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7 min read
Parent advocates, from left to right, Kari Baumann, Katie Kasubaski, and Claudine Kavanaugh, of Decoding Dyslexia Wisconsin worked to get a state law passed that defines dyslexia and requires the development of guidebooks on the disability for school districts.
Parent advocates, from left to right, Kari Baumann, Katie Kasubaski, and Claudine Kavanaugh, of Decoding Dyslexia Wisconsin worked to get a state law passed that defines dyslexia and requires the development of guidebooks on the disability for school districts.
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Special Education Dyslexia Is Not a Bad Word, Advocates Say. Schools Should Use It
A push to get dyslexia defined in state law and persuade educators to use the term has translated to new laws in 40 states.
Corey Mitchell, March 3, 2020
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8 min read
Reading & Literacy Prominent Literacy Expert Denies Dyslexia Exists; Says to 'Shoot' Whoever Wrote Law on It
A group of teachers and literacy advocates are pushing back after Richard Allington, one of the country's most prominent experts on early literacy, made inflammatory claims about dyslexia at a Tennessee literacy conference this week.
Sarah Schwartz, December 11, 2019
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5 min read
Special Education Letter to the Editor There Is No 'Reading War'
To the Editor:
Education Week is a venue for the expression of opinions, such as Ms. Hood's, a "literacy expert," in the Opinion essay of Sept. 11, 2019 ("What the New Reading Wars Get Wrong"). She urges readers to clarify the term "reading" and points to a "war."
October 8, 2019
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1 min read
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Special Education Opinion Stop Punting Dyslexia to Teachers. It's Everyone's Responsibility
Struggling to read is more than just a classroom problem—and teachers need support, writes Molly Ness.
Molly Ness, October 7, 2019
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4 min read
Education N.C. Procurement Raises Questions of Vendor Selection, Dyslexia Screening, and State Reading Policy
Superintendents are among those worried about the state's controversial selection of a different reading-test vendor than the one its own internal committee initially recommended.
Stephen Sawchuk, July 15, 2019
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7 min read
Equity & Diversity Dealing With Dyslexia: 'It's Almost Like It's a Naughty Word' (Video)
When Scott Gann learned his son Dustin had dyslexia, he was shocked at the school's reaction. No one there wanted to use the word.
Lisa Stark, May 24, 2019
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2 min read
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