Twenty-five years ago, dyslexia was taking its toll on former Cos Cob School student Margaret Babyak, but a little help from a very special teacher proved to her it didn't have to be that way. "I'm ...

Brian Meersma was diagnosed with severe dyslexia when he was in the third grade. His symptoms were a general inability to understand written letters and words. Consequently, he had difficulty reading, ...

Dleyxisa is the msot commoc lriaeng bisatility. Tricky, no? Let’s try that again. Dyslexia is the most common learning disability. People with dyslexia — including roughly 60 million Americans — do ...

You’ve heard of dyslexia, but have you heard of dyscalculia? As educators, we’re well versed in teaching literacy, yet struggle when a student claims, “I’m just not good at math.” Instead of ...

“I’ll never, ever forget this,” said California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. “The teacher called on me in the fifth grade. I started reading out loud, and everyone laughed at me.” Newsom, a Kentfield ...

Fewer than 40 percent of fourth and eighth grade students nationwide are proficient readers. Now, led by parents of children with dyslexia, a learning disability that makes reading and spelling ...

The frustration on the 6-year-old’s face was obvious. My patience as a father in trying to teach the youngest of our four children to read was also wearing thin. This was not working. What was I doing ...

Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Aniston... what do these celebrities have in common? Yes, they all make millions on the big screen, but all three also have dyslexia. It’s estimated that 1 in 10 ...

“I’ll never, ever forget this,” said California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. “The teacher called on me in the fifth grade. I started reading out loud, and everyone laughed at me.” Newsom, a Kentfield ...