Harry Belafonte to keynote Yale’s symposium on Dyslexia: A Civil Rights Issue for Our Time; Program launches Multicultural Dyslexia Awareness… The YCDC-MDAI believes that dyslexia is a civil right issue of our time. It is the most common learning disability with approximately 1 out of every 5 people struggling with dyslexia. While 20% of the population is dyslexic, many remain undiagnosed, untreated and struggling with the impact of their dyslexia. It crosses racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines, and with proper instruction and accommodations, it can be remediated. However, the diagnosis and treatment of dyslexia remains elusive in public schools, and even more so in urban school populations comprising African American and Latino communities. Children who cannot read are marginalized and left to struggle and ultimately risk falling completely through the cracks, dropping out of school and facing dismal futures. With proper identification and intervention, this is preventable. news.gnom.es/pr/harry-belafonte-to-keynote-yales-symposium-on-dyslexia-a-civil-rights-issue-for-our-time-program-launches-multicultural-dyslexia-awareness
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:14:37 +0000
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