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Dyslexia Myths Debunked: What Every Teacher Needs to Know with Melanie Brethour

From The Science of Reading Formula · Hosted by Malia Hollowell

2025-11-10·1983

Episode summary

In this episode of The Science of Reading Formula: So many of us grew up believing myths about dyslexia—like thinking it meant kids saw letters backwards, or that they would eventually “catch up” if we just gave them time. But those myths don’t just confuse teachers… they keep students from getting the support they desperately need.

Original publisher description

So many of us grew up believing myths about dyslexia—like thinking it meant kids saw letters backwards, or that they would eventually “catch up” if we just gave them time. But those myths don’t just confuse teachers… they keep students from getting the support they desperately need. In this episode, I sit down with resource teacher and dyslexia…