<description> &lt;p&gt;The parents knew something wasn’t right. The school said everything would be fine. But their kids weren’t learning how to read. In this documentary, originally published in September 2017, we look at why kids with dyslexia have a hard time getting the help they need in school.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2017/09/11/hard-to-read?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=referral" class="default"&gt;How American schools fail kids with dyslexia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q&amp;amp;A: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apmreports.org/story/2017/09/11/what-is-dyslexia-guinevere-eden?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=referral" class="default"&gt;What is dyslexia, with neuroscientist Guinevere Eden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Watch:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAxCgFDuLQ"&gt;The story behind &lt;em&gt;Sold a Story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support this show:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story-sn" class="default"&gt;Donate to APM Reports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dive deeper into Sold a Story with a multi-part email series from host Emily Hanford. We’ll also keep you up to date on new episodes. Sign up at &lt;a href="https://cloud.connect.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story" class="default"&gt;soldastory.org/extracredit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; </description>

Sold a Story

APM Reports

Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia

MAR 16, 202353 MIN
Sold a Story

Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia

MAR 16, 202353 MIN

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<p>The parents knew something wasn’t right. The school said everything would be fine. But their kids weren’t learning how to read. In this documentary, originally published in September 2017, we look at why kids with dyslexia have a hard time getting the help they need in school.</p><br/><p><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2017/09/11/hard-to-read?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral" class="default">How American schools fail kids with dyslexia</a><br><strong>Q&amp;A: </strong><a href="https://www.apmreports.org/story/2017/09/11/what-is-dyslexia-guinevere-eden?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral" class="default">What is dyslexia, with neuroscientist Guinevere Eden</a></p><br/><p><strong>Watch:</strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAxCgFDuLQ">The story behind <em>Sold a Story</em></a><br /><strong>Support this show:</strong> <a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story-sn" class="default">Donate to APM Reports</a></p><br/><p>Dive deeper into Sold a Story with a multi-part email series from host Emily Hanford. We’ll also keep you up to date on new episodes. Sign up at <a href="https://cloud.connect.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story" class="default">soldastory.org/extracredit</a>.</p>