About us
Mission & history
We translate reading science and education law into tools families and schools can actually use.
Our mission
Turning research into results for readers
Dyslexia Institute exists to make sure no child's reading future depends on their parents' ability to decode education law or their teacher's access to reading science.
We pursue that mission three ways:
- Advocate. We give parents and educators practical toolkits — letters, scripts, checklists, and legal guides — to secure screening, services, and accommodations.
- Educate. We translate the science of reading and current research into plain language anyone can act on.
- Connect. We help families understand their intervention options and connect with a community of people who've walked this road.
What guides us
Our values
Evidence first
If the research doesn't support it, we don't recommend it. Full stop.
Plain language
Laws and research only help when people can actually understand and use them.
Families & teachers together
Children win when the adults around them advocate as a team, not adversaries.
Strengths, not stigma
Dyslexia is a difference in how the brain processes language — never a measure of a child's potential.
Our history
How we got here
- The spark Our founders watched bright, hardworking children — including their own — fall behind in reading while everyone waited for them to "grow out of it." They learned firsthand that the science existed, the laws existed, and yet families still had to fight for both.
- The intervention roots Through years of hands-on structured-literacy intervention work with struggling readers, we saw what changes outcomes: early identification, explicit instruction, and adults who know their rights and responsibilities.
- The institute Dyslexia Institute was created to share what we learned beyond the tutoring table — free advocacy toolkits, legal guides, and research summaries for any family or school, anywhere.
- Today We're building a member community of parents, educators, and professionals who believe the right to read is worth organizing for. Join us.
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