The Conversation

Reading disabilities are a human rights issue — Saskatchewan joins calls to address barriers

Mount Saint Vincent University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Mount Saint Vincent University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. As fall school routines ...
The Hechinger Report

While white students get specialists, struggling Black and Latino readers often get left on their own

Jonathan Reovan picks his daughter up from school to take her to a reading tutor. The family has spent tens of thousands of dollars trying to get reading support for their two children. Credit: ...
CBS News

Understanding learning and attention disabilities, Maryland expert talks diagnosis and treatment

BALTIMORE -- One in five people in the United States struggle with learning or attention disabilities, according to the Learning Disability Association of America. While they can make learning ...
Tennessean

Only 1.2% of Tennessee third graders held back after reading law rollout. Here's why

Just 1.2% of public school third graders were held back after a controversial reading and retention law took effect in Tennessee this year. In May, the Tennessee Department of Education reported that ...
Phys.org

Dyslexic students have the right to read, and in Canada, Manitoba has joined other provinces to address it

When students cannot access reading instruction, it affects their confidence, mental health and long-term opportunities. Learning disabilities are the most prevalent disability in the K-12 education ...