Opinion | Public School Failed Her Kids. She’s on a Mission to Save Yours.

Naomi Peña’s son Jonah was in first grade when he was identified with dyslexia. It’s the most typical studying incapacity — 20 p.c of the U.S. inhabitants is dyslexic — however as Peña shortly found, getting dyslexic youngsters assist with studying to learn within the public college system is very troublesome. Now, she is a part of a rising motion, led by the mother and father of dyslexic college students, to alter how all kids are taught to learn.

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