November marks National Family Literacy Month, a fitting occasion as concern about reading instruction in U.S. schools goes from a simmer to a boil. For years, parents and educators around the country ...

From ADHD to dyslexia, diagnoses that affect how people learn often lead to serious academic challenges that can breed frustration and mask students’ true potential. But increasingly, such learning ...

For decades, dyslexia has been framed primarily as a deficit—a condition characterized by reading difficulties, spelling challenges, and processing issues that create educational hurdles. This ...

Most of us think we know what dyslexia is: a disorder that prevents people from reading well. The standard view in neurology is that it stems from a disruption of normal brain development that hurts ...

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to brain structure in the general population? In a large-scale study published ...

As dyslexia identification rates soar in Texas, more families are navigating the often complicated process of getting their child identified and remediated in Texas public schools. Here are some ...

Do you have special mental capacities that likely are not enjoyed by 80% of the people around you? Are you among the one in five who, according to cognitive neuroscience, are neurobiologically wired ...

We see not just with our eyes, but with our brains. A mosaic of specialized areas in a brain region known as the visual cortex interprets different sights, helping us identify everything from solid ...

A new definition of dyslexia is needed to more accurately describe the learning disorder and give those struggling with dyslexia the specific support they require, says new research. Dyslexia has had ...