“…High-school drop-out rates for students classified as learning disabled (80% to 90% of whom are dyslexic) are three to four times as large as for typical readers (Blackorby & Wagner, 1996). Men and women with lower levels of literacy are more likely to be below or near national poverty levels (Kirsch et al, 1993;Reder & Vogel, 1997;Rudd et al, 2004Rudd et al, , 2007Sum et al, 2004;Kutner et al, 2007;Tamassia et al, 2007;Bynner & Parsons, 2009;Kruidenier et al, 2010). In addition, adults with low levels of literacy have difficulty accessing or understanding health-related information, are hospitalized more often, and do not manage chronic diseases as well (Rudd et al, 2004(Rudd et al, , 2007Kutner et al, 2006).…”