Reading Science

Reading Science

The Mystery, Challenges and Beauty of Dyslexia

Wolf's university lecture reframing dyslexia: its real difficulties and its distinctive strengths.

Wolf's university lecture reframing dyslexia: its real difficulties and its distinctive strengths.

Wolf's university lecture reframing dyslexia: its real difficulties and its distinctive strengths.

UNC Chapel Hill × Maryanne Wolf

University library reading room

Wolf’s 2017 Burnett Seminar at UNC-Chapel Hill, a full evening on dyslexia’s science and its meaning. UNC’s own description: she explains “why dyslexia represents a different organization of the brain rather than a disorder.”

Watch on YouTube (2 hr 13 min).

Related in the Nest: Dear parent: Wolf’s letter on dyslexia · The Embracing Dyslexia interview

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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.

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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.