Science of Reading and Learning Science
Understanding how children learn changes everything. The Science of Reading and broader learning science give us a research-based picture of how the brain develops, how children acquire skills, why some students struggle, and what instructional approaches make the biggest difference. Explore our articles to dig into the evidence.
What Is Dyslexia — And What Isn’t
One in five people may be dyslexic — and the image most of us carry of what that means is almost entirely wrong. Dyslexia is not a visual problem and has nothing to do with intelligence; it is a language processing difficulty rooted in how the brain connects print to sound, and it persists even with the instruction that works for everyone else. The research on early identification and targeted support is unambiguous about one thing: the earlier it begins, the more it changes.