DYNAREAD - Dyslexia Vulnerabilities - What are the risks?
Below you find some references to scientific material evidencing the substantial risks children face when their reading struggles are not adequately remediated.
The results showed that 89% of the 27 adolescents who committed suicide had significant deficits in spelling and handwriting. Read more....
This book is the culmination of fifteen years of the authors research into dyslexia. As a dyslexic himself, the author grew up with many difficulties. Read more....
Children of relatively good, average, and poor reading ability were assessed on tasks in which success and failure were manipulated. Read more....
The report includes analyses that compare the literacy of the U.S. prison population in 2003 with the literacy of the U.S. prison population in 1992. Read more....
According to the Correctional Education Association and other statistical data, the illiteracy for adult inmates is estimated at 75 percent. Read more....
In 1995, Karpowitz and Kenner reported in their research paper that inside our (USA) prisons, 19% percent of adult inmates are illiterate. Read more....
Improving our knowledge of the number of incarcerated youth with disabilities can assist with developing more effective services for youth. Read more....