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Dear School of Education Community,
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month—an opportunity to deepen understanding, challenge misconceptions, and stand in support of the millions of children and adults who experience the world through the lens of dyslexia. Dyslexia is a language-based learning difference that impacts reading, writing and spelling, and though widely studied, continues to be misunderstood. Dyslexia is often called a “hidden disability” and children with dyslexia are referred to as neurodiverse, as we have learned that their brains respond differently to text than children who struggle with reading for other reasons. Dyslexia reportedly impacts 1 in 10 individuals, although many may be undiagnosed and experience significant difficulty in school and underemployment in adulthood because of low literacy skills. Among children who use languages and dialects that diverge from General American English dyslexia is particularly difficult to diagnose; this is an area of focus in my research.
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