The battle for early diagnosis of Dyslexia

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Most schools in Massachusetts don’t screen for dyslexia, even though experts say diagnosing the learning disability early is the key to successful interventions.

Instead, many districts wait until a child shows obvious signs of trouble reading or writing. Some advocates say by then, it’s too late.

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From words to images

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We hear from a journalist about her reporting on and her personal experience with dyslexia. We learn from leading researchers and educators in the field. And we talk with an actor about his struggles with the learning disability and his journey from prison to behind the camera.

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Learning to read changes the structure of your brain

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Learning to read profoundly transforms your brain, according to new research which sheds new light on disorders such as dyslexia. That’s because reading is such a new ability in human evolutionary history that our genes do not provide for a ‘reading area’ in our brains. As a result, the brain needs to reconfigure itself to create one, researchers say.

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