Upside of Dyslexia? Science Scant, but Intriguing
Share This: 2012 By Carolyn D. Cowen, Ed.M. and Gordon F. Sherman, Ph.D. Dyslexia is in the news. Topics range from landmark legislation and intriguing neuroimaging research to […]
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Brain Activity Associated with Dyslexia Predates Difficulty Learning to Read
Share This: 2012 By Carolyn D. Cowen, Ed.M. and Karen E. Dakin, M.Ed. We may have an answer to a persistent which-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg question about dyslexia. New […]
IDA Research Committee Update: Teacher Knowledge of Basic Language Concepts and Dyslexia
Share This: June 2011 Hugh Catts, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences and Disorders at the University of Kansas, IDA Board […]
Congressional Hearing on Dyslexia Highlights the Need for Better Teacher Training
Share This: 2014 By Elisabeth Liptak, Director of Professional Development, IDA On September 18, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology convened a hearing on […]
Rep. Cassidy Introduces Dyslexia Resolution
Share This: On January 10, 2014, Rep. Bill Cassidy introduced House Resolution 456, calling on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that […]
New Jersey Governor Signs Laws Recognizing Dyslexia, Requiring Teacher Training
Share This: August 2013 By Gordon Sherman, Ph.D. Earlier this month, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law two bills designed to identify children […]
Federal Government Convenes Commission to Help College and Graduate Students with Disabilities
Share This: 2013 By Linda Tessler, Ph.D. For the first time in history, a Secretary of Education, Secretary Arne Duncan, appointed a government advisory commission […]
Move on When Reading…Why is Third Grade So Important?
Share This: March 2013 By Mary Wennersten, M.Ed. What is the single most important year of an individual’s academic career? The answer is not junior […]
Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee
Share This: February 2013 By Rebecca Tolson, M. Ed., CALT, QI In 2011, Ohio passed two dyslexia laws, a feat that many states strive to […]
ONBIDA Successful at Supreme Court of Canada in Moore v British Columbia (Ministry of Education)
Share This: November 2012 By Jana Leggett, MHSc., SLP(C), Reg. CASLPO, President, Ontario Branch of IDA Jeffrey Moore, a Canadian student from British Columbia, was diagnosed with […]
Dyslexia Caucus Update
Share This: 2012 By Eric Tridas, M.D., IDA President On May 8, 2012, I had the privilege of attending an event of the U.S. Congressional […]
IDA Goes to Capitol Hill in Support of the Congressional Dyslexia Bi-Partisan Caucus
Share This: 2012 By Claire Mullins, IDA Advocacy Coordinator Members of the IDA board including current president, Eric Tridas, M.D., and past president, Guinevere Eden, […]
IDA Leaders Respond to Education Week Article on Wisconsin Legislation
Share This: 2012 As first appeared in Education Week, April 18, 2012. Reprinted with permission from Editorial Projects in Education. A handful of states are gradually […]
Bipartisan Congressional Dyslexia Caucus Formed – Urge Your Representative to Join Today!
Share This: Two prominent members of the U.S. Congress have formed the Congressional Dyslexia Caucus to raise awareness of dyslexia and help foster policy change […]
Dyslexia Comes to Congress: A Call to Action
Share This: 2012 By Elenn Steinberg, M.Ed. and Charlotte G. Andrist, Ph.D., NCSP, Co-chairs of the IDA Government Affairs Committee It takes the tenacity of […]
UPDATE: Ohio Dyslexia Legislation
Share This: 2012 Charlotte G. Andrist, Ph.D., NCSP, President, Central Ohio Branch of the International Dyslexia Association House Bills (HB) 96 and 157 were […]
Dyslexia Legislation Passed in Ohio
Share This: 2011 By Charlotte G. Andrist, Ph.D., NCSP, President, IDA Central Ohio Branch House Bills (HB) 96 and 157 were passed by the Ohio […]
Re-Authorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Share This: 2011 America’s schools are responsible for meeting the educational needs of an increasingly diverse student population, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act […]
Justice Department Settles with National Board of Medical Examiners
Share This: 2011 By G. Emerson Dickman, Esq. On February 23, 2011, a settlement was reached between the Disability Rights Section of the Civil Rights […]
The State of Literacy Law in the STATES: Focus Wisconsin
Share This: 2011 By Claire R. Mullins, IDA Advocacy and Government Affairs Staff Proponents of creating strong literacy laws in Wisconsin were feeling cautiously optimistic […]