Dyslexia- Facts and Statistics

It is estimated that 1 in 10 people have dyslexia
Over 40 million American Adults are dyslexic – and only 2 million know it
Dyslexia is not tied to IQ – Einstein was dyslexic and had an estimated IQ of 160
Dyslexia in not just about getting letters or numbers mixed up or out of order
80% of people associate dyslexia with some form of retardation – this is not true
Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability or disorder that includes poor word reading, word decoding, oral reading fluency and spelling
Dyslexia occurs in people of all backgrounds and intellectual levels
Dyslexia has nothing to do with not working hard enough
20% of school-aged children in the US are dyslexic
With appropriate teaching methods, dyslexia can learn successfully
Over 50% of NASA employees are dyslexic
Dyslexia runs in families; parents with dyslexia are very likely to have children with dyslexia
Dyslexics may struggle with organizational skills, planning and prioritizing, keeping time, concentrating with background noise.

Prevalence

About 15-20 percent of the U.S. population has a learning disability.

70-80% of people with poor reading skills, are likely dyslexic.
One in five students, or 15-20% of the population, has a language based learning disability. Dyslexia is the most common of the language based learning disabilities.
Nearly the same percentage of males and females have dyslexia.
Nearly the same percentage of people from different ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds have dyslexia.
Percentages of children at risk for reading failure are much higher in high poverty, language-minority populations who attend ineffective schools.
In minority and high poverty schools, 70-80% of children have inadequate reading skills.
According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 38% of all fourth grade students are “below basic” reading skills. They are at or below the 40^th percentile for their age group.
Nationwide 20% of the elementary school population is struggling with reading.
National Center for Education statistics, 5% of all adults are “non-literate”.
20-25% of all adults can only read at the lowest level.
62% of non readers dropped out of high school.
80% of children with an IEP have reading difficulty and 85% of those are Dyslexic.
30% of children with Dyslexia also have at least a mild form of AD/HD.

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