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Factoids

Dyslexia affects at least 1 out of every 5 children in the United States.

Dyslexia represents the most common and prevalent of all known learning disabilities.

Dyslexia is the most researched of all learning disabilities.

Dyslexia affects as many boys as girls.

Dyslexia is the leading cause for reading difficulty and school dropouts in our nation.

Reading difficulty is the most commonly shared characteristic of juvenile justice offenders.

Early intervention is essential for this population.

Dyslexia is identifiable, with 92% accuracy, at ages 5 ^1/2 to 6 ^1/2.

Reading difficulty caused by dyslexia is highly preventable through direct, explicit instruction in phonemic awareness.

Children do not outgrow reading difficulty or dyslexia.

Of children who display reading problems in the first grade, 74% will be poor readers in the ninth grade and into adulthood unless they receive informed and explicit instruction on phonemic awareness. Children do not mature out of their reading difficulties.

Dyslexia and ADD so frequently co-exist within the same child that it is always best to test for both.

Excerpt from Dyslexia Awareness & Resource Center newsletter, The Vision and the Task, Volume 3, Issue 2