OTontheHill - Dyslexia Awareness Month

On October 31st, 2019 the Senate passed a resolution that names October “National Dyslexia Awareness Month”

Lindsay Cowen OTD-S Resident Intern, Mallory Rapalyea OTD-S Resident Intern, and Barbara Kornblau JD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Dyslexia is the most common learning disability and has significant learning implications:

Weaknesses in decoding that result in difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition for an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader;
Caused by a difficulty in phonological processing which affects one’s ability to speak, read, spell, or learn a second language; (S. Res. 389, 2019).

National Dyslexia Awareness Month has the potential to encourage educators, parents, and the general public to address the needs of these individuals, and provide services to those diagnosed with dyslexia. The increased awareness will bring attention to an issue that children and adults struggle with everyday.

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"By raising awareness of dyslexia and how to best identify and address it, I hope we can help children across the country so they can succeed in school too." -Rep. Dr. Bill Cassidy

On October 31st, 2019 the Senate passed a resolution that names October “National Dyslexia Awareness Month”

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