Stats

• 70-80% of people with poor reading skills, are likely dyslexic.

• One in five students, or 15-20% of the population, has a language based learning disability. Dyslexia is the most common of the
language based learning disabilities.
• Nearly the same percentage of males and females have dyslexia.
• Nearly the same percentage of people from different ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds have dyslexia.
• Percentages of children at risk for reading failure are much higher in high poverty, language-minority populations who attend
ineffective schools.
• In minority and high poverty schools, 70-80% of children have inadequate reading skills.
• According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 38% of all fourth grade students are “below basic” reading
skills. They are at or below the 40th percentile for their age group.
• Nationwide 20% of the elementary school population is struggling with reading.
• National Center for Education statistics, 5% of all adults are “non-literate”.
• 20-25% of all adults can only read at the lowest level.
• 62% of non readers dropped out of high school.
• 80% of children with an IEP have reading difficulty and 85% of those are Dyslexic.
• 30% of children with Dyslexia also have at least a mild form of AD/HD.
•It is estimated that 1 in 10 people have dyslexia
•Over 40 million American Adults are dyslexic - and only 2 million know it
•Dyslexia is not tied to IQ - Einstein was dyslexic and had an estimated IQ of 160
•Dyslexia in not just about getting letters or numbers mixed up or out of order
•80% of people associate dyslexia with some form of retardation - this is not true
•Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability or disorder that includes poor word reading, word decoding, oral
reading fluency and spelling
•Dyslexia occurs in people of all backgrounds and intellectual levels
•Dyslexia has nothing to do with not working hard enough
•20% of school-aged children in the US are dyslexic
•With appropriate teaching methods, dyslexia can learn successfully
•Over 50% of NASA employees are dyslexic
•Dyslexia runs in families; parents with dyslexia are very likely to have children with dyslexia
•Dyslexics may struggle with organizational skills, planning and prioritizing, keeping time, concentrating with
background noise.
•Dyslexis may excel at connecting ideas, thinking out of the box, 3D thinking, seeing the big picture
•People with dyslexia excel or even gifted in areas of art, computer science, design, drama, electronics, math,
mechanics, music, physics, sales and sports
•Many famous people are dyslexic including: Orlando Bloom, Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Spielberg, Kiera Knightley.
Albert Einstein and Patrick Dempsey
Lindamood–Bell Program

• Lindamood–Bell is a learning approach that can help students who

struggle with reading and other learning differences.
• It offers one-on-one instruction at private learning centers.
• Lindamood–Bell sometimes partners with schools and may provide
instruction to students as part of an IEP or RTI.
• https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-chil
ds-school/instructional-strategies/lindamood-bell-program-what-you-
need-to-know
Orton–Gillingham

• Orton–Gillingham is a teaching approach designed to help struggling

readers.
• Orton–Gillingham teaches the connections between sounds and
letters.
• It pioneered the multisensory approach to teaching reading.
• https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-chil
ds-school/instructional-strategies/orton-gillingham-what-you-need-to
-know?_ul=1*15inxm8*domain_userid*YW1wLWRJZHdqMzJsSW9FY2
xjY1JUNGJpWkE.
Barton Reading Program

• The Barton Reading Program uses an Orton–Gillingham approach to

reading instruction.
• It was created to help students with dyslexia.
• It is designed so that non-professionals can use it to teach students.
• https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-chil
ds-school/instructional-strategies/barton-reading-program-what-you-
need-to-know
Wilson Reading System

• The Wilson Reading System uses an Orton–Gillingham approach to

reading instruction.
• It’s one of only a few programs with materials specifically designed for
adolescents.
• Many public schools use it in their special education reading classes.
• https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-chil
ds-school/instructional-strategies/wilson-reading-system-what-you-n
eed-to-know
States with Special Programs
• Arkansas Reading Initiative for Student Excellence (R.I.S.E.): 
http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/divisions/learning-services/r.i.s.e.-arkansas/pr
escribed-pathway-credentials
• Michigan Research-based Effective Literacy Professional Learning
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/19-20_Early_Literacy_Instructi
on_Professiona_Learning_List_672726_7.pdf
• Ohio's Third Grade Guarantee
http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Literacy/Third-Grade-Re
ading-Guarantee
• Oregon
• South Carolina
• Rhode Island
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IMSE – Institute for Multisensory Education
• Availability
• Available
• Training Dates
• April 27 - May 01, 2020
• Location
• Address to be posted soon
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
• Price
• $1275.00
• Schedule
• 7:45 am - 8:00 am Sign-in
• 8:00 am - 3:30 pm Training
Dyslexia Laws by State
• https://www.nessy.com/us/state-dyslexia-legislation/
Testing Types

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/evaluations/t
ypes-of-tests/tests-for-dyslexia