Myth – Dyslexia is lifelong

Dyslexia is due to inefficient language processes in the brain, which can be corrected. Diagnosed by certified psychologists as having dyslexia, children who completed Dysolve were able to pass state/school standardized reading tests, take no more than typical to complete schoolwork and tests, and spell, read and write as well as their typical peers.

Myth – Dyslexia is only a small subset of reading difficulties

Dysolve® AI’s evaluations of struggling readers all show language processing inefficiencies, regardless of whether they had been diagnosed with dyslexia by specialists. Dyslexia affects 20% of students, yet schools do not often provide intervention for 20% of their students.

Myth – The Gold Standard is the best

The science of reading lacks research evidence on the most efficacious treatment for students with dyslexia after 3rd grade. Popular programs, methods and approaches do not often conduct efficacy studies that meet the US Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences criteria. They also do not show positive effect on broad reading achievement for this population. The US Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse does not have any intervention meeting these criteria. It is hard to find any replicable, rigorous study with positive effect on reading comprehension for this population in meta-analytic reviews.*
Study Criteria
See Elliot & Grigorenko, 2014; Ritchey & Goeke, 2006; Stevens et al., 2021;
Sayeski & Hurford, 2022 in References 

Myth – “Evidence-based” means positive evidence

Methods under study are considered “evidence-based” (Institute of Education Sciences). The Department of Education What Works Clearinghouse does not contain any rigorous, replicable study of a reading intervention that has positive effect on broad reading achievement for students with dyslexia who are in grade 3 and up.

Myth – The most expensive interventions are the best

Dyslexia interventions presently require highly trained, certified reading specialists to work with students one-on-one or in small groups. Hence the cost. Yet these interventions only help students cope with their reading difficulty year after year. An AI program can be effective and costs less than 10% of these specialist-led interventions.

Cost of Dysolve v. other methods

Myth – The most expensive evaluations are the best

The best evaluation is one that forms the blueprint for intervention. None of the traditional evaluations, no matter how lengthy, does this. Only Dysolve® AI does.