The Education Week Spotlight on Dyslexia is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on how prepared teachers are to support students with disabilities, how parents are advocating for new reading curriculum, and how specialized instruction is helping students decode words.
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School & District Management
Battle Over Reading: Parents of Children With Dyslexia Wage Curriculum War
A program to teach children with dyslexia how to read, will now be used with every child in Arkansas. Parents led the way—forcing the state to rethink reading.
Special Education
Most Classroom Teachers Feel Unprepared to Support Students With Disabilities
A survey finds teachers lack confidence in their ability to meet the needs of children with disabilities, but want the training to improve.
Special Education
What If a DNA Test Could Show How to Teach a Student With Dyslexia?
The New Haven, Conn., school district is working with a team of education, genetics, and neuroscience researchers from Yale University in what may be the first attempt to design so-called "precision" gene-based education help for the academic disorder.
Reading & Literacy
Meet the Moms Pushing for a Reading Overhaul in Their District
Two Pennsylvania moms had kids who were struggling readers; now they're advocating for their district to overhaul its entire approach to literacy.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
Explicit Phonics Instruction: It's Not Just for Students With Dyslexia
After a look at reading research, Kyle Redford concluded that instruction for all children should be like that provided to dyslexic children.
Special Education
Opinion
A Special Education Student Speaks: Dealing With the Ups and Downs
Ella Griffith-Tager says the support she’s received in coping with her disability has varied year by year and school to school.
Special Education
Opinion
Stop Punting Dyslexia to Teachers. It's Everyone's Responsibility
Struggling to read is more than just a classroom problem—and teachers need support, writes Molly Ness.