A study from MIT finds that students from a lower socioeconomic status have a greater chance of reading difficulties than those from a higher socioeconomic background.

A new article from TIME looks into the push to bring phonics to the forefront of reading instruction.

I’m now 40 and am fairly certain that I have dyslexia. My concern isn’t with me, I have adapted to it after all this time. But my daughter is 8 and is struggling in school and I’m starting to think she may suffer from the same thing I do. I’m wondering how to get it diagnosed correctly?

I have a daughter who has been struggling with reading for awhile now. Sight words are still a struggle for her and she is continuing to reverse numbers and words both while reading and writing. My husband is dyslexic. I didn't know if it was hereditary or not. I keep bringing it up at her school but I keep getting a simple answer of “we are keeping an eye on it.” I feel like we are beyond that point and she needs more intervention. What are the steps in Michigan to get your child evaluated?

I am looking for answers on what my daughter's teacher and I can do to help her succeed. She is nine years old and still has reversals in her writing mainly with numbers (2,3, and 5's) her teacher suggested getting her an assessment at school which came back with 14th percentile for phonological awareness, 8th percentile phonological memory, and 12th percentile in rapid symbolic naming. I am very confused though because this girl has been reading Harry Potter and LOVES to read.

Our son is struggling mentally and emotionally at school this year. He no longer likes school. Homework is miserable for all of us. We would like to support him as much as we can while awaiting testing, so we are considering starting OG tutoring while we wait. However, after reading another question’s answer in which you state that tutoring can affect a child’s CTOPP score, thus making the diagnosis a bit less clear, I am wondering if we should wait on the tutoring.

My daughter was just diagnosed with dyslexia. I am not sure where to go to find help. The diagnosis is Specific reading disorder (with double-deficit dyslexia) and visual tracking deficit. I did have a meeting with my daughters school but they are not doing anything at this time. She gets pulled out of class for additional reading help but they will not set up an IEP or anything specific for the dyslexia. There is so much information to absorb. Where do I find what my daughters rights are? I want to make sure I am doing everything I can to get her the help she needs.

We recently found out that my 2nd grade son has dyslexia. We are currently trying to figure out the right next steps for him and his education. He is a very determined kid and does like playing learning games on the IPad. I was wondering which of the blended learning programs (e.g. Lexia, Barton, etc.) might be good for him to use or if there was another set of apps that would be helpful for him to spend time on in the evening?

I wonder if you know: are there peer reviewed, scientifically controlled research articles demonstrating the efficacy of the Davis Method of treating dyslexia and of his Young Learner methods? As a classroom teacher, I don't like one-size-fits-all solutions and would like to be guided by evidence-based science in my choice of methods.

I am really hoping you can help me as I'm having a hard time finding any resources regarding comprehensive neurological testing for my 10-year-old daughter who has dyslexia, dysgraphia, and may have some visual processing issues. A teacher raised a question of ADHD, and possibly anxiety. I have had a challenging time trying to find a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation as most centers only want to test for a specific disorder such as ADHD or autism; they request you to have the diagnosis prior to having the testing done which seems a little backwards to me.