✦ INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION: THE SOUTHWEST BRANCH ✦

Turning Pages: Your Reading Journey Starts Here

We empower parents, educators, and individuals with dyslexia and provide comprehensive resources and guidance to help navigate and overcome the challenges of dyslexia.


Continued Empowerment: View the following Ted Talk given about dyslexia and self-advocacy given by one of our SWIDA scholarship recipients:


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

Providing comprehensive information and services

Connecting and informing the community

Helping individuals lead productive and fulfilling lives

Ensuring opportunities to further learning and change lives

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

What is dyslexia?

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.

What are effective treatment for dyslexia?

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.

Are there any advantages to dyslexia?

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.

Is dyslexia related to intelligence?

No, dyslexia is not related to intelligence. In fact, many highly intelligent people have dyslexia.

What are some related learning differences to 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.

How can teachers support students with dyslexia?

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.

Location

PO Box 14190 Albuquerque, NM 87191

Email

swida@southwestida.org

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