one in five kids has dyslexia. it's a brain-processing disorder that makes it hard for them to learn to read. now, just in california, there are more than 6 million children in school, so do the math -- 20% means more than 1.2 million students, potentially, with dyslexia. that's just in this state. many of those cases have gone undiagnosed. but a new law is aimed at changing that situation. welcome to "beyond the headlines." i'm cheryl jennings. joining us right now is somebody who has dyslexia, the lieutenant governor of california, gavin newsom. >> thanks for having me. it's fun. >> thank you for being so open about this. >> yeah, no, it's interesting. the response has been interesting. i've always been pretty honest about the fact i have dyslexia, but no one really paid much attention to it until i became mayor. and actually, one of the first things i did as mayor, the first public events, was visiting kids with dyslexia in the school, and everyone was shocked to know that i had this learning disability, which i

one in five kids has dyslexia. it's a brain-processing disorder that makes it hard for them to learn to read. now, just in california, there are more than 6 million children in school, so do the math -- 20% means more than 1.2 million students, potentially, with dyslexia. that's just in this state. many of those cases have gone undiagnosed. but a new law is aimed at changing that situation. welcome to "beyond the headlines." i'm chyl

. >> well, that video would so my teacher would know that i have dyslexia. and so i wouldn't be going into her classroom and she wouldn't be able to know, and so she can help me, and i can have extra time on tests and be able to listen to my books and do -- have a special class during time -- >> the school hours. >> school's hours, yes. >> now, when did you know that you had a problem with reading? were you "little" little? >> 2nd to 3rd grade. i got diagnosed in 3rd grade. and at 2nd grade, i knew that there was something wrong, so i -- everyone was getting a's and

>> it really happens when young people who have dyslexia or executive function disorder, don't get the diagnosis or accommodations and services they need while in school. they wind up getting in trouble, getting suspended, dropping out of school. they're not graduating high school and getting in trouble very early. so you can really see the problem already almost predict the outcome when somebody is in the third grade if these issues are not addressed. >> woodruff: is one of your arguments that they were wrongly convicted? >> in some cases, yes, because in some cases, what has happened is they have an intellectual disability that they don't understand the charges that are against them, and they have not gotten the legal-- the legal support that they need. and in some cases, they're very, very smart, and they might be deaf. there are all kinds of situation where's individuals who are hearing impaired are not given the right language supports with a.s.l., american sign language. so they can defend themselves. so we have real injustice for people who are in jail and there are people who c

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