Proclamation - October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

The Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba estimates that 10 to 15 per cent of the Canadian population struggles with a learning disability and up to 80 per cent of children with learning disabilities have difficulty learning to read.

Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning believes that all students have the right to learn to read. Dyslexia Awareness Month acknowledges that strengthening literacy achievement across Manitoba requires the collaborative efforts of home, school, and community to better understand and support students with dyslexia. MB Education and Early Childhood Learning is committed to this goal through a comprehensive approach to literacy instruction that ensures all students develop the knowledge, skills, and attributes they need to reach their full potential and to live The Good Life.

 

Honourable Tracy Schmidt
Minister
MB Education and Early Childhood Learning

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