Dyslexia: The Unrecognized Tabboo

A middle school teacher named Megan Lordos, had complained that she was restricted from using the word, "dyslexia" in school. However, she was not alone. Using the word dyslexia seem alarming to most educators and parents, thus most would refrain from using the word to label a child's learning difficulty.

As per NPR, dyslexia is considered to be the most usual and common disability of learning in the United States. Millions of schools have students that struggle from this disability. Yet, most schools restrict parents and teachers from using the word.

In IDEA which stands for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, schools must give services to the students who are suffering from this disability. But the services which
must be provided to students going through this disability, are quite pricey, and most schools lack the assets so they are not able to provide the needed curriculum. 

With the term dyslexia being silenced, some parents are concerned that they child might not be able to get the help that they need. Lordos' two children had been going through dyslexia as well, she called a parent teacher meeting for the parents of the students that she saw were going through the struggle just like what her own children went through.

Lordo saw how the parents had reacted, and told her she wasn't supposed to use that word. Lordos eventually came to a conclusion by saying that the reason why they're not allowed to say this word is because there are not enough capabilities for the purpose of support of this difference in learning disabilities.

IDEA is working on the matter and the needs of  schools that support and help them overcome the learning disabilities. This help might be taken locally. There are many local schools that have students with dyslexia and their budgets are added up.