Diana King, a Leading Teacher in Overcoming Dyslexia, Dies at 90
June 22, 2018
By: Sam Roberts
Source: The New York Times
Diana Hanbury King, a master teacher who helped generations of students struggling to read fluently, write and spell — and being stigmatized for it — because of an often undiagnosed learning disability called dyslexia, died on June 15 at her home in Lakeville, Conn. She was 90.
The cause was complications from several falls, her son, Christopher, said.
Ms. King, whose uncle was dyslexic, taught, tutored, founded camps and trained teachers in education programs that were replicated around the world.
“The time to diagnose dyslexia is before the child has a chance to fail at reading,” she said.