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Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia

Sold a Story by APM Reports

Mar 16, 202300:53:35Society & Culture

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 dyslex...

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Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia is an episode from Sold a Story by APM Reports. The parents knew something wasn’t right. The school said everything would be fine. But their kids weren’t learning how to read. In th...

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