Mission
IDL World harnesses the power of next-generation technologies to nurture literacy in all its forms.
We connect disparate ideas through strategic partnerships, research, dialogue and education in order to create more effective models that nurture literacy and learning for everyone, particularly those most in need.
Facts & Stats
20% of students have reading disabilities1
More than half of them are not served at school2
“I didn’t know what to search for because I didn’t know what the problem was.”
- Patricia, mother of son with learning disability
1 US Dept of Health & Human Services, National Inst of Health, National Inst of Child Health & Human Development
2 38th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the IDEA, 2016
Programs
Basic Literacy
We focus resources on closing the research-to-practice gap through educational campaigns.
We partner with organizations to provide state-of-the art programming to those missing essential services.
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Math Literacy
We nurture mathematical talent among middle school students, especially the twice-exceptional.
We mentor high school students to lead in STEM fields.
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