Why Is It So Hard for Kids To Learn To Read?

It’s time to learn about the reading brain. Students who struggle with learning to read really stick with us. It’s easy to picture each of their little faces, wrinkled in concentration, trying to make sense of words on a page. We share their frustration when it feels like they should be able to “get it” but they don’t.   Educating ourselves about why learning to read is so complex—and, therefore, often difficult—can help us as teachers respect the intense work kids must do to achieve reading proficiency.