Drs Bennett & Sally Shaywitz On The Prevalence of Being An African-American Dyslexic

Voices of Dyslexia

May 14 2024 • 13 mins

We are so excited to have dyslexia experts, Dr. Bennett Shaywitz and Dr. Sally Shaywitz in this episode where we discuss our recent collaboration on the published article on the prevalence of undiagnosed dyslexia in African-American primary school children. This is part 1 to a series that we will continue to share as we do our part to get the word out about dyslexia!


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👩🏻‍🏫 IN THIS VIDEO YOU’LL LEARN ⤵️

· Why the Shaywitz’s are so important to the dyslexia community

· Deep dive into the published article about the prevalence of undiagnosed African Americans

· Getting the word out

· What to expect in Part 2


Want to read the full published article? Check it out here:

https://www.dyslexia1n5.com/prevalence-of-undiagnosed-dyslexia-in-african-americn-primary-school-children


Drs. Shaywitz’s Website at the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity: https://dyslexia.yale.edu/


💡DYSLEXIA RESOURCES WE RECOMMEND

→ Overcoming Dyslexia (2nd Ed.) by Dr Sally Shaywitz: https://shorturl.at/ovyAN

→ Overcoming Dyslexia Course by Dr Sally Shaywitz: https://www.coursera.org/learn/dyslexia

→ Special Education Law (2nd Ed.) by Peter & Pamela Wright: https://shorturl.at/bCIP6

→ The Louisiana Key Academy: https://www.lkaschools.com/

→ The Yale Center for Dyslexia: https://dyslexia.yale.edu/


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⏰Timestamps⏰

0:00 Intro

0:31 Who Are The Shaywitz’s?

2:35 Dyslexia in African Americans

6:00 This is a Wake Up Call

9:04 Get The Word Out

10:00 Defining Dyslexia

11:21 Closing / Part 2


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