- Dyslexia affects 20% of the U.S. population
- According to NIH research, of those who are placed in special education for a learning disability, around 80% of those have dyslexia.
- 74% of children with dyslexia who are not diagnosed by the 2nd grade remain so into adulthood.
- Dyslexia is not the result of neurological damage, but the product of neurological development
- Dyslexia is not related to low intelligence.
- Dyslexics tend to be more curious, creative, and intuitive than average.
- Dyslexics have a strong ability to see concepts with a “big picture” perspective.
- Research has proven that explicit, systematic phonics can actually help ‘rewire’ the brain and help dyslexic students learn to read.
- Dyslexics score significantly higher on test when they are given additional time and given the test orally.
- It is estimated that 30% of those with dyslexia have coexisting AD/HD. Coexisting means the two conditions, AD/HD and dyslexia,can occur together, but they do not cause each other.