Celebrate Dyslexia began with a simple but powerful truth:
dyslexia is not a deficiency – it’s a different way of thinking, seeing, and solving the everyday challenges that shape our lives.

What began as a local conversation has grown into a movement.
A movement that celebrates the creativity, intelligence, and resilience of the one in five among us with dyslexia—and works to ensure those strengths are recognized and supported.

This work matters for future generations, and San Antonio has the opportunity to lead the way—changing the narrative around dyslexia and removing long-standing barriers that hold promising young minds back. By raising community awareness, strengthening cross-sector collaboration, and giving families and educators a clear path forward, Celebrate Dyslexia is working to change the narrative—and the outcomes—for the next generation and beyond.

Dyslexia affects 20% of the population and accounts for 90% of all learning disability diagnoses.

90% of children with reading difficulties can reach grade level if they receive effective intervention by first grade.

Only 4–6% of students are properly diagnosed, and even fewer receive the support that enables them to thrive.

75% of children whose reading help is delayed after age 9 continue to struggle into adulthood.

In Texas, 80% of prison inmates are illiterate and nearly 50% are dyslexic.

Our Pathways to Change

Education

Celebrate Dyslexia is collaborating with
schools and educators to implement early identification, evidence-based instruction, and strength-based teaching practices, enabling students to thrive academically.

Social Justice

Celebrate Dyslexia is developing screening
and reading intervention programs within criminal justice settings, supporting education, job training, and successful reentry.

Healthcare

Celebrate Dyslexia is partnering with
healthcare providers to close diagnostic gaps, ensuring equitable access to evaluations and interventions that lead to timely support
for learners.

Rewriting the Narrative

Dyslexia is being talked about—and the conversations are changing lives.
Explore videos, media coverage, and stories that spotlight dyslexic strengths, challenge outdated narratives, and show what’s possible when understanding leads the way.

Be Part of the Movement

Celebrate Dyslexia is proud to offer a variety of professional development, training opportunities and certification pathways, to include becoming a Certified Academic Language Therapist, for educators with all local school districts to increase their knowledge on how to support students with dyslexia.

Celebrate Dyslexia began with a simple but powerful truth: dyslexia is not a deficiency – it’s a different way of thinking, seeing, and solving the everyday challenges that shape our lives.