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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.
Lisa Stark, May 1, 2019
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2 min read
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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.
Corey Mitchell, May 29, 2019
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5 min read
Teacher Rebecca Tabak Roberts works with a 2nd grader at Strong 21st Century Communications Magnet School in New Haven, Conn. Tabak Roberts, who is dyslexic herself, supports the genetics research in her school.
Teacher Rebecca Tabak Roberts works with a 2nd grader at Strong 21st Century Communications Magnet School in New Haven, Conn. Tabak Roberts, who is dyslexic herself, supports the genetics research in her school.
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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.
Sarah D. Sparks, September 10, 2018
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9 min read
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.
Stephen Sawchuk, April 3, 2019
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16 min read
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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.
Kyle Redford, March 19, 2019
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4 min read
Eighth grader Ella Griffith-Tager, of Northampton, Mass., was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was in 1st grade. She says the level of support she’s received for her needs has varied year to year, and even school to school, in the course of her educational career so far.
Eighth grader Ella Griffith-Tager, of Northampton, Mass., was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was in 1st grade. She says the level of support she’s received for her needs has varied year to year, and even school to school, in the course of her educational career so far.
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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.
Ella Griffith-Tager, December 5, 2018
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3 min read
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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.
Molly Ness, October 7, 2019
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4 min read

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