Dyslexia and the Reading Wars: Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them? (The New Yorker)

"Dyslexia and the Reading Wars" by David Owen (published December 2025) provides a deep dive into the systemic failure to use proven methods for teaching reading, particularly for the 20% of children whose brains are wired differently.

While spoken language is a natural biological evolution, reading is an invention that the human brain must be "re-wired" to perform. This process requires a specific "dosage" of instruction that many schools have moved away from. Read the full article here!