eBook: Why Does My Child Struggle With Reading?

Is your child struggling with reading — and you’re not sure whether the problem is poor instruction, lack of readiness, dyslexia, ADHD, language difficulties, or something else entirely?

This comprehensive parent guide gives you a clear, step-by-step, evidence-based roadmap for understanding what may be causing your child’s reading difficulties before jumping to fear, labels, or expensive evaluations.

Inside, you’ll walk through a practical five-step process designed to help you:

• Build basic reading science knowledge in parent-friendly language

• Identify whether your child struggles most with word reading, comprehension, or both

• Evaluate whether your child’s reading instruction is sufficient or lacking

• Consider whole-child factors like sleep, nutrition, movement, and readiness

• Decide whether it is time to request a school evaluation or medical evaluation

This guide includes parent-friendly screeners, checklists, reflection pages, scripts, and planning tools so you can move from confusion to clarity.

You’ll learn how to recognize common reading difficulty patterns, ask better questions, advocate more confidently, and make a thoughtful plan for your child’s next step — whether that means improving instruction, adding targeted support, addressing whole-child factors, or pursuing further evaluation.

This is not a diagnostic test and it does not label your child. It is a decision-making guide created to help parents organize what they are seeing, understand what might be happening, and take the next right step with confidence.

Perfect for parents who are wondering:

• “Does my child have dyslexia?”

• “Is the school teaching reading the right way?”

• “Should I request an evaluation?”

• “Is this a reading disability or an instruction problem?”

• “How do I know what kind of help my child actually needs?”

If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin, this guide gives you the roadmap you'll need for your child to succeed.