501(c)(3) Non-Profit The Virginia Branch of International Dyslexia Association (VBIDA) is a branch of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA). The VBIDA actively promotes effective teaching approaches and related clinical educational intervention strategies for dyslexics. We support and encourage interdisciplinary research. We facilitate the exploration of the causes and early identification of dyslexia and are committed to the responsible and wide dissemination of research based knowledge. Max's Story Featured Article Why is October Dyslexia Awareness Month! Click here! Questions? info@vbida.org     PUBLICATIONS Read and Print

IDA cautions parents who are looking for instructors, clinicians, schools, and programs to be very thorough in their review of programs and services that claim to treat dyslexia or “cure” dyslexia. In this era of internet advertising, claims are frequently made about therapies and treatment programs that have little or no scientific merit. Claims about the effectiveness of some widely advertised programs and/or their components may be unsubstantiated by objective, independent research, and the practitioners of those programs and methods may not have met customary standards for training in the field.