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    [RERELEASE] Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia

    [RERELEASE] Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia

    FromSold a Story

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    [RERELEASE] Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia

    FromSold a Story

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    Length:
    54 minutes
    Released:
    Mar 16, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    The parents knew something wasn’t right. The school said everything would be fine. But their kids weren’t learning how to read. In this documentary, originally published in September 2017, we look at why kids with dyslexia have a hard time getting the help they need in school.
    Read more: How American schools fail kids with dyslexiaQ&A: What is dyslexia, with neuroscientist Guinevere Eden
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    Released:
    Mar 16, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on this idea can make it harder for children to learn how to read. In this podcast, host Emily Hanford investigates the influential authors who promote this idea and the company that sells their work. It's an exposé of how educators came to believe in something that isn't true and are now reckoning with the consequences — children harmed, money wasted, an education system upended.