Dyslexia in the News

Google has just made it too easy to do this. Note that links to news articles often don't last. These can be great 'resource room reading comprehension' exercises. (THese are updated regularly during the school year; sporadically during the summer.)

1/7 Bollywood Finally Grows Up Very interesting description of a movie made in India about a dyslexic child's struggles in their competitive academic culture.

1/10 Ventriloquist Johnson brings Tony-winning show to Raue dyslexic puppeteer talks about using his imagination instead of struggling with codes.

8/25 Dyslexic boy gets A's for Community Service - aspiring Eagle Scout gathers books to share and tells story of his success.

9/11 Fonz talks up reading in Bridgeport Henry Winkler talks about his struggles with dyslexia

9/10 "I cried with relief to hear I was dyslexic." Irish mom gets her diagnosis as an adult and realizes she isn't stupid.