Plain-language pieces for parents and caregivers — dyslexia, reading at home, and the digital question. Newest first.
Reading Science
Twenty years ago I used the term Deep Reading to describe what lies under the hood of what most educators call reading comprehension.
5 min
Reading Science
Deep reading is the semi-miraculous apex of our species’ invention of writing that allows us, in Proust’s words, to go “beyond the wisdom of the author to discover our own.”
5 min
Reading Science
We skim, we word-spot, we browse, we skip over complexity, and we miss beauty (both meanings).
5 min
For Families
A 4-minute primer for the parent meeting. What it is, why it matters, what to ask the school.
4 min
For Families
Twenty minutes of practical guidance from NPR: how to rebuild your own deep-reading habit — and model it for your kids.
25 min
Deep Reading
Even three-year-olds process stories more superficially on screens. Wolf's pandemic-era essay on what remote learning demands of us.
6 min
For Families
Certain kinds of parental homework help predict helpless behaviors in struggling readers. Here's what the research suggests doing instead.
9 min
For Families
From the Embracing Dyslexia documentary project: a short, warm interview made for families beginning the dyslexia journey.
10 min
For Families
Written directly to parents: what happens in the dyslexic brain — and why difficulty with print says nothing about your child's mind or future.
5 min
Deep Reading
Published the year the iPhone launched: Wolf's core guidance that children need a fully formed reading brain before screens dominate their reading.
5 min
