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Embracing Dyslexia: The Maryanne Wolf Interview

Embracing Dyslexia: The Maryanne Wolf Interview

Embracing Dyslexia: The Maryanne Wolf Interview

From the Embracing Dyslexia documentary project: ten focused minutes for families at the start of the journey.

From the Embracing Dyslexia documentary project: ten focused minutes for families at the start of the journey.

From the Embracing Dyslexia documentary project: ten focused minutes for families at the start of the journey.

Embracing Dyslexia × Maryanne Wolf

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Ten focused minutes from the Embracing Dyslexia documentary project, filmed while Wolf directed the Tufts Center for Reading and Language Research. In the filmmakers’ words:

Dr. Wolf speaks about the reading circuit, the dyslexic brain, and what steps need to be taken to ensure that we don’t lose the contributions to society of which dyslexics are capable.

— Embracing Dyslexia

Watch on YouTube (10 min).

Related in the Nest: Dear parent: Wolf’s letter on dyslexia · The mystery, challenges and beauty of dyslexia

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Evidence-based reading programs grounded in 20+ years of research. Created by Dr. Maryanne Wolf.

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Evidence-based reading programs grounded in 20+ years of research. Created by Dr. Maryanne Wolf.

© 2026 Nido Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

Nido Learning logo

Evidence-based reading programs grounded in 20+ years of research. Created by Dr. Maryanne Wolf.

© 2026 Nido Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.