W.I.L.D.D.

Wisconsin Institute for Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia



About W.I.L.D.D.

A Non-Profit Corporation Helping Wisconsin Communities End Illiteracy

The Wisconsin Institute for Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia (WILDD) is a unique tax-exempt non-profit organization located in Madison, WI. WILDD offers professional reading and spelling instruction to children and adults (7 and older) with learning disabilities and/or dyslexia. Tutoring services are offered to individuals without regard to age, ethnicity, gender, or religious affiliation.

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What we do

W.I.L.D.D. currently offers the following services to children and adults:

  • One-on-one tutoring with licensed tutors
  • Research-based strategies to remediate reading and spelling difficulties
  • Assistive technology assessments
  • Support in math (dyscalculia)
  • Support in writing and handwriting
  • Support for college programs

What is Dyslexia?

Dyslexia is an inherited, neurologically-based disorder, which interferes with the acquisition and processing of language. Varying in degree of severity, it is manifested by difficulties in receptive and expressive language; phonological processing; and in reading, writing, spelling, handwriting and sometimes in arithmetic.

Dyslexia is not a result of a lack of motivation, sensory impairment, inadequate instructional or environmental opportunities, or other limiting conditions, but may occur together with these conditions:

  • Lack of awareness of sound order, rhyme, or sequence of syllables
  • Problems with reading comprehension
  • Difficulty in expressing thoughts verbally

People with dyslexia can learn, but they must be taught in a manner appropriate to their particular strengths and weaknesses.

--Coming Soon--

We hope to add the following services as time and money allow:

  • Virtual high school
  • Distance learning
  • Services for English Language Learners
  • Peer-facilitated support groups for children and parents