Congratulations to Drs. Mark Moulton and Brock Eide for their publication of a novel multi-dimensional approach to measuring dyslexia risk. See publication HERE. This is the paper based on the novel Neurolearning dyslexia screening app. As the paper describes in its introduction, existing approaches to assessment have been hampered by a number of difficulties. “Multiple independent risk factors have been implicated in the etiology of dyslexic reading and spelling challenges at the cognitive processing level, including phonological processing, visual attention, working memory, naming speed, processing speed, and implicit learning, as have environmental factors. Genetic studies have revealed a similar heterogeneity, with a recent study revealing 42 genetic loci significantly associated with dyslexia. Not surprisingly, great variability in symptoms can be observed at the clinical […]

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