advantage dyslexia
Manchester
50 million Americans, including 10 million school-aged children, are dyslexic
and they comprise 80% of students in special education classrooms. In a recent
nationwide survey conducted by Dyslexic Advantage, over half of parents were
told by a principal or teacher that dyslexia is not recognized by their school
system. The Secretary of Education recently confirmed that there is no
dyslexia-specific curriculum or plan for these students which has serious
consequences for these children because they think and learn differently than
other non-dyslexic students and require methods of instruction that are suited
to their way of learning and thinking. Today, Dyslexic Advantage (DA) is
breaking the cycle of negative in school systems and workplaces by
revolutionizing how dyslexic people are understood, educated, and employed.
We’re replacing the old and outmoded deficit-centered paradigm with a new and
more productive strengths-centered paradigm that puts abilities rather than
weaknesses at the heart of what it means to be dyslexic.
