Michigan Dyslexia Institute

The Michigan Dyslexia Institute, Inc. (MDI) is the only nonprofit educational organization in Michigan focusing expressly on needs relating to dyslexia. MDI is funded by a combination of grants, donations and fee for service programs serving children and adults through five regional centers throughout Michigan. MDI provides teacher training, cooperative programs with school districts and state agencies, public information about dyslexia, diagnostic evaluation and remedial reading instruction. During its existence, MDI has taught thousands of children and adults, helped their families understand dyslexia, trained teachers how best to teach dyslexic students to read and write, and increased public and professional awareness and understanding of dyslexia.