Dyslexia Awareness Month, Oct 2019
Posted: 09/30/2019 - 2:59pm
Dyslexia awareness month is an annual event aimed to further understanding of dyslexia. All month long, we will be promoting dyslexia awareness by offering parents, teachers, and policymakers resources that will help them understand and address dyslexia.
Succeeding with Dyslexia
Meet Julianne Masser, a Ph.D. student in the School Psychology program at the University of Oregon, who was diagnosed with dyslexia in the 1st grade.
New Dyslexia Resources
As part of Dyslexia awareness month we will be releasing new dyslexia-related Ask an Expert Questions and Improving Literacy Briefs that aim to raise awareness and understanding of dyslexia.
Explore our Tools
Ask an Expert - Our experts answer your literacy-related questions. New dyslexia-related questions coming in October!
Improving Literacy Briefs - Research summaries and infographics written by our experts. New dyslexia-related infographics coming in October!
State of Dyslexia - Dyslexia legislation and related initiatives in the U.S.A.
Resource Repository - Find dyslexia-related resources.
Adventures in Reading Comic Books - Check out our original comic, starring Kayla, a girl with dyslexia.
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The research reported here is funded by awards to the National Center on Improving Literacy from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with the Office of Special Education Programs (Award #: S283D160003). The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of OESE, OSEP, or the U.S. Department of Education. Copyright © 2024 National Center on Improving Literacy. https://www.improvingliteracy.org