People who suffer from dyslexia have difficulties with identifying speech sounds in spoken language. For example, while most children are able to recognise whether two words rhyme even before they go ...

Brian Meersma was diagnosed with severe dyslexia when he was in the third grade. His symptoms were a general inability to understand written letters and words. Consequently, he had difficulty reading, ...

Intensive lessons that help dyslexic children make spectacular advances have been revealed. An individual tuition programme rarely offered in British schools can bring reading levels up to standard ...

Businessman and former Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis has credited dyslexia for his success. Mr Paphitis told BBC 5 live's Wake Up to Money that the disorder, which affects reading, writing and ...

Mr Paphitis told BBC 5 live's Wake Up to Money that the disorder, which affects reading, writing and spelling, had forced him to find solutions. That had given him the confidence to tackle any ...

Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Aniston... what do these celebrities have in common? Yes, they all make millions on the big screen, but all three also have dyslexia. It’s estimated that 1 in 10 ...

Until recently, I’d thought of dyslexia as merely a deficit in reading or spelling, perhaps caused by a neurological deficit. Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide, the world’s preeminent researchers on the ...

Richard Branson has introduced an online university geared toward teaching dyslexic thinking skills. The University of Dyslexic Thinking, which the billionaire Virgin Group founder collaborated with ...

Lots of people have dyslexia. In fact, as many as one in 10 schoolchildren have dyslexia. V/O: We asked pupils with dyslexia to tell us what school and learning is like for them and pull together some ...

One in ten children is thought to be dyslexic but parents say response to their needs can be slow. Sheena Hastings reports. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get ...