{"id":2089,"date":"2024-11-12T09:07:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T09:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amplify.com\/?page_id=2089"},"modified":"2025-12-18T00:39:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T00:39:42","slug":"dyslexia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amplify.com\/science-of-reading\/dyslexia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dyslexia and the Science of Reading: Finding kids at risk and helping them read"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dyslexia and the Science of Reading: Finding kids at risk and helping them read<\/h1>
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The Science of Reading<\/a> is also the science of reading struggles<\/em>. Research helps us identify kids with challenges or at risk for learning disabilities, and helps us offer effective interventions that will make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amplify understands the power of early assessment and early intervention. mCLASS\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>, built on the Science of Reading, offers an evidence-based solution that can flag reading risk and difficulties associated with dyslexia. Getting students on the right track early is crucial to unlocking the potential of all students to read at their best.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is dyslexia?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the definition of dyslexia developed by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and adopted by many state education codes:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDyslexia is a specific learning disability characterized by difficulties in word reading and\/or spelling that involve accuracy, speed, or both and vary depending on the orthography. These difficulties occur along a continuum of severity and persist even with instruction that is effective for the individual\u2019s peers.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key signs of dyslexia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Difficulties with phonological processing\u2014such as phonemic awareness and decoding skills\u2014are hallmark characteristics of dyslexia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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