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Dyslexia & Other Learning Disabilities

By some estimates, as many as 1 in 5 people have symptoms of dyslexia, which pose challenges for learning to read.

These students benefit from a structured literacy approach, though they often need more repetition and practice with individual skills than their peers. See this piece by Dr. Louise Spear-Swerling on how to help students with dyslexia learn short vowel sounds.

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Reading Universe is made possible by generous support from Jim & Donna Barksdale; the Hastings/Quillin Fund, an advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (opens in new window); the AFT (opens in new window); the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation (opens in new window); and several anonymous donors.