Reading Difficulties Guide for Parents: Identify Causes & Next Steps for Struggling Readers

Unsure where to begin with addressing your child's reading difficulties?

With sections specific for parents in the school system and homeschool parents, this comprehensive guide gives you a 5-step, evidence-based roadmap for understanding what may be causing your child’s reading difficulties and what to do next, before jumping to fear, labels, or expensive evaluations.

Inside You'll Find:

• Basic reading science knowledge in clear, simple language

• A holistic, child-centered approach to assessing and addressing reading difficulties

• Parent-friendly screeners, checklists, reflection pages, scripts, and planning tools

• Homeschool parents: list of recommended reading programs for struggling readers

• School system parents: recommended language to talk to your child's teacher about reading

Perfect for:

Parents who are wondering...

• "Does my child have dyslexia?"

• "How do I know the school teaching reading the right way?"

• "Should I request a reading evaluation?"

• "Is this a reading disability or an instruction problem?"

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

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.