Nation Oct 17 Math disabilities hamper student success, yet schools rarely screen for them By Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report
Education Apr 20 Why more U.S. schools are embracing a new ‘science of reading’ Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press
Education Apr 30 Watch 8:36 What parents of dyslexic children are teaching schools about literacy Fewer than 40 percent of fourth and eighth grade students nationwide are proficient readers. Now, led by parents of children with dyslexia, a learning disability that makes reading and spelling difficult, some states are trying to change how reading is… By Lisa Stark, Education Week
Science Sep 11 For dyslexic students, are smart phones easier to read than books? In a recent report for the National Science Foundation's "Science Nation," NewsHour Science correspondent Miles O'Brien explored how smart phones could help people who are dyslexic with their reading skills. By Ruth Tam
Education May 06 How cursive can help students with dyslexia connect the dots Students with dyslexia have difficulty learning to read because their brains associate sounds and letter combinations inefficiently. But cursive can help them with the decoding process because it integrates hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and other brain and memory functions. By Elizabeth Jones, April Brown