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International Dyslexia Organization

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit, scientific, and educational organization dedicated to the study and treatment of the learning disability, dyslexia.

IDA focuses its resources in four major areas: information and referral services,

research, advocacy and direct services to professionals in the field of learning

disabilities.

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The Facts

Scientific investigations have established the following facts:

Learning to read is not a natural process. Most children must be taught to read through a structured and protracted process in which they are made aware of sounds and the symbols that represent them, and then learn to apply these skills automatically and attend to meaning.
Our alphabetic writing system is not learned simply from exposure to print. Phonological awareness is primarily responsible for the ability to sound words out. The ability to use phonics and to sound words out, in turn, is primarily responsible for the development of context-free word-recognition ability, which in turn is primarily responsible for the development of the ability to read and comprehend connected text.
Spoken language and written language are very different; mastery of each requires unique skills.
The most important skill in early reading is the ability to read single words completely, accurately, and fluently.
Context is not the primary factor in word recognition.

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According to the NICHD:

Dyslexia is one of several distinct learning disabilities. It is a specific language-based disorder of constitutional origin characterized by difficulty in single word decoding, usually reflecting insufficient phonological processing. The difficulties in single word decoding are often unexpected in relation to age and other cognitive abilities; they are not the result of generalized developmental disability or sensory impairment. Dyslexia is manifested by variable difficulty with different forms of language, often including, in addition to problems in reading, a conspicuous problem with acquiring proficiency in writing and spelling.

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