✦ INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION: THE SOUTHWEST BRANCH ✦
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We empower parents, educators, and individuals with dyslexia and provide comprehensive resources and guidance to help navigate and overcome the challenges of dyslexia.
SWIDA RESOURCES
Find resources for fostering an environment of awareness, support, and success for those with dyslexia.
EDUCATORS
Tools & Support
The latest research and knowledge about dyslexia. Learn effective strategies for teaching students with dyslexia. Access our SWIDA educator scholarship application.
PARENTS
Assistance & Resources
Discover resources to support your children at home and in school. Access our dyslexia provider list, which includes names of diagnosticians and tutors.
DYSLEXICS
Compassion & Advocacy
Resources for empathetic support, and guidance on proven techniques to empower you. Join the Dyslexia Justice League! Access our higher education scholarship application.
STUCTURED LITERACY
Proven Success
Explore the essentials of structured literacy to enhance reading and writing skills. Utilize our comprehensive guide.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Dyslexia Southwest 2025
Join us at our annual conference, where we unite to share breakthroughs, strategies, and insights in the field of dyslexia.
GET INVOLVED
Membership & Donations
Together, we can make a significant impact, fostering an environment of awareness, support, and success for those living with dyslexia.
OUR FOCUS & COMMITMENTS
With our experience and skills we ensure that parents, teachers, and the general public understand dyslexia's implications and the importance of early identification and support.
Dyslexia FAQs
Dyslexia is a specific learning difference that primarily affects reading and related language-based processing skills. It involves difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and poor spelling and decoding abilities. Please see our webpage on this topic for more information & resources.
Effective treatments often include structured literacy programs that are explicit, multi-sensory, and systematic. These programs focus on phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary development, reading fluency, and comprehension strategies.
Many individuals with dyslexia develop strong problem-solving skills and creative thinking abilities, and have strengths in verbal comprehension and visual-spatial thinking. They often excel in areas that don't rely heavily on reading and writing. Successful people with dyslexia include: Richard Branson, Agatha Christie, Steven Spielberg, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Cher, and Charles Schwab.
No, dyslexia is not related to intelligence. In fact, many highly intelligent people have dyslexia.
Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are the most common related or similar learning differences.
Dysgraphia affects a person's ability to write coherently, regardless of their ability to read.
Dyscalculia affects a person's ability to grasp and remember math concepts, procedures, and sequences.
ADHD affects a person's ability to focus, control impulsive behaviors, or may result in being overly active.
Teachers can support students with dyslexia by providing structured and systematic reading instruction, offering accommodations like extra time or alternative formats for assignments, and using multi-sensory teaching methods. Please see our specific webpage on this topic for more information & resources.
We’d love to hear from you
Whether you're eager to discover more about our endeavors in supporting the dyslexia community or interested in collaborating with us we're here and ready to connect. We welcome your inquiries and look forward to engaging with you.
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