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LBPD Live: Neuroscience of Dyslexia Online

National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled

The brain with dyslexia is different...

In this talk, Dr. Bolger will discuss the neuroscience of Dyslexia and how the new definition of Dyslexia released in October by the International Dyslexia Association reflects 20 years of new research and thinking. Dr. Bolger will discuss cognitive and neurobiological research on reading difficulties and how it shapes our thinking about a "constellation approach" from a scientific perspective. He will discuss how diagnosis takes shape under this approach and what factors we should pay attention to. Lastly, he will discuss how brain science supports foundational principles of explicit, systematic intervention approaches.

Dr. Donald (DJ) Bolger is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology in the College of Education, where he directs the Laboratory for the Neurodevelopment of Reading and Language. He also co-directs the Maryland Initiative for Literacy and Equity, a joint institute with Morgan State University focused on bridging research and practice in literacy in PK-12 education and communities. For over 20 years, Dr. Bolger has studied reading and language achievement with typically developing children as well as neurodiverse learners and those with learning disabilities, including dyslexia and autism spectrum disorder, using behavioral and functional neuroimaging methods. His research also extends to the role of executive functioning and working memory in learning and the intersection of language and math development. Dr. Bolger has a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh’s Learning Research and Development Center.

About the Presenter: The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress, administers a free national library program that provides braille and recorded materials to people who cannot see regular print or handle print materials. Established by an Act of Congress in 1931 to serve blind adults, the program was expanded in 1952 to include children, in 1962 to provide music materials, in 1966 to include individuals with other physical disabilities that prevent reading regular print, and in 2016 to permit NLS to provide refreshable braille displays. Congress funds the NLS program annually, and books and materials are mailed for free to the Blind or Handicapped through a separate appropriation to the United States Postal Service. NLS service is provided directly by a network of cooperating libraries funded through a combination of state, local, and/or federal sources.

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