Since its discovery in the 1890s, dyslexia has been described as a disorder of reading and writing. Its founder, W. Pringle Morgan, called it a “congenital defect.” But what if the disorder label ...

A typical characteristics of children's linguistic development are early signs of the risk of developing reading and writing disabilities, or dyslexia. New research points to preventive exercises as ...

Brooke Kamke always knew her son, Reese, was smart. From an early age, his vocabulary was advanced. He could easily understand what he learned in school. He even did math problems “for fun.” Reading, ...

Until recently, I’d thought of dyslexia as merely a deficit in reading or spelling, perhaps caused by a neurological deficit. Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide, the world’s preeminent researchers on the ...

Many parents of dyslexic children worry about their kids’ chances of success after high school, including whether they’ll be able to shoulder a college workload, Yale researchers say. Yet there has ...

This is chapter three of the MindShift Guide to Understanding Dyslexia. You can find the remaining chapters and a complete printable PDF of the entire guide by clicking here. Children who cannot read ...