to the Northern California Branch of The International Dyslexia Association (NCBIDA). The International Dyslexia Association provides a forum where parents, educators, individuals with dyslexia and researchers share their knowledge about a disorder that affects up to 20 percent of the U.S. population. The NCBIDA, the oldest branch of IDA, provides workshops, hands-on simulations, and resources to increase public awareness of dyslexia.

• Dyslexia is the most common learning disability.
  
• It is a language-based learning disability that affects people with average to above average intelligence.
• There are many successful people with dyslexia such as Henry Winkler, Bruce Jenner, Whoopi Goldberg and Charles Schwab.