As the most common learning disability in the U.S., dyslexia affects somewhere between 5 and 17 percent of the population. In a five-part special series, National Public Radio (NPR) explores dyslexia. Articles include a first-person account by an NPR reporter who has dyslexia, the science behind how the brain learns to read, how dyslexia is dealt with in the public education system, what parents can do to help a child with dyslexia, and personal stories shared by those who live with dyslexia.
Links to the articles (most of which also include a podcast) are below:
Part 1: Millions Have Dyslexia, Few Understand It
Part 2: How Science Is Rewiring The Dyslexic Brain
Part 3: Raising A Child With Dyslexia: 3 Things Parents Can Do
Part 4: Dyslexia: The Learning Disability That Must Not Be Named
Part 5: Unlocking Dyslexia: Personal Stories Of Frustration — And Success
Source: NPR | Unlocking Dyslexia, https://www.npr.org/series/503544816/unlocking-dyslexia | © npr 2016
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