E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages

Source: The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens

What is Dyslexie?

Dyslexie is a font designed by graphic designer Christian Boer to help people with dyslexia. Rather than the letters being crowded and often similar in form, Dyslexie spaces the letters out more and gives each a unique shape so the reader recognizes the letter more readily…

Source: Dyslexie: What Every Parent Should Know – International Dyslexia Association

President Barack Obama signed the READ Act into law in February. To get a full understanding on what this means for parents of children with dyslexia, we spoke with Representative Lamar Smith, Chairman of the Science Committee…

Source: The Top 5 Things Parents Should Know about the READ Act – International Dyslexia Association

The fact that reading depends on the integrity of the visual system does not imply that visual impairments are a common cause of reading difficulties. Indeed, reading might start in the retina and the visual cortex, but successful decoding of even a single written word requires the participation of multiple brain systems including regions of the brain that are specialized for processing language, spatial attention, programming eye movements, and more…

Source: What is the Role of the Visual System in Reading and Dyslexia? – International Dyslexia Association

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Source: How widespread is dyslexia? – International Dyslexia Association