Article of the Month — For Everyone
OCTOBER 2026DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH
Featured article — International Dyslexia Association
Dyslexia BasicsOctober is Dyslexia Awareness Month, and IDA's Dyslexia Basics is the definitive starting point. It answers the questions families and educators ask most: What is dyslexia? How common is it? What causes it? How is it identified and treated?
The core message is hopeful: dyslexia is a language-based difference, not a problem of intelligence or effort, and with structured literacy instruction students with dyslexia become successful readers.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Dyslexia affects roughly 1 in 5 students and is the most common learning difference.
- It has nothing to do with vision problems, laziness, or low intelligence.
- Explicit, systematic, multisensory instruction is the proven path forward.