More than 100 Fort Worth students were identified as being at risk for dyslexia during a citywide screening program, the project’s organizer says.
The city of Fort Worth, in partnership with the Sid W. Richardson Foundation and the Go Beyond Grades campaign, held a series of dyslexia screenings at summer day camp locations across the city. Organizers hoped to identify students who could be at risk for the reading disorder and connect their parents with information and resources about what services they might need.
Researchers say that early identification of students with dyslexia is critical because, with the right kinds of support, those students can be taught to read. But if students don’t get that support until later on, they’re more likely to suffer academically…