Statistics

It is estimated that 15-20% of the population have dyslexia, a language-based learning disability. (The International Dyslexia Association, IDA)
Of the students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education services, 70-80% have deficits in reading. (IDA)
44% of females and 57% of males with learning disabilities drop out of high school. (National Adult Literacy Survey)
50% of juvenile delinquents tested were found to have undetected learning disabilities. (National Center for State Courts and the Educational Testing Service)
Only 13% of students with learning disabilities attend any post-secondary school program. (National Longitudinal Transition Study)
38% of all fourth grade students are “below basic” reading skills. They are at or below the 40^th percentile for their age group. (National Assessment of Educational Progress)
16% of Indiana students in kindergarten through 12th grade are in special education programs. (Pew Center on the States)
In Indiana, an estimated 960,000 to 1.23 million employed Hoosiers (about one in three) have literacy skills below the minimum standard for successful employment. (Indiana Chamber)
40% of the 300 UK millionaires studied for BBC2′s series the Mind of a Millionaire had been diagnosed with dyslexia. (Tulip Financial Group)
90% of students who receive at least 50 instructional sessions with DII will show an approximate 20% increase in each area of reading and spelling within one year, the equivalent of a 2.4 grade level improvement.