The Science of Reading Simplified
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If you have a student who knows letters but can’t seem to read unfamiliar words, you already know the particular confusion of watching a child do everything right and still not get there. He’s not struggling with effort. He’s not disengaged. He knows his letters. So what’s happening?
If you’ve been typing “is my student dyslexic?” into Google at 9pm, you probably have a student on your mind — a child who seems too bright to be struggling but is clearly struggling, and who doesn’t fit neatly into the story you’ve been told about what a struggling reader looks like.
Priya reads widely, writes thoughtfully, and has something smart to say about almost every book you put in front of her. She is the last student you would expect to struggle to read. She participates in discussion with genuine analytical depth, her reading responses show real thinking, so what’s up?
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