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Fletcher  \nH  \nelping children learn to read is big business. From expensive literacy curricula and remedial programs to one-day workshops and brain-training fads, there are too many claims of guaranteed success and too  \nlittle focus on trustworthy findings. As researchers studying mechanisms for improving literacy outcomes for more than 30 years, we are aware that parents and caregivers of youngsters with reading difficulties are often provided either inadequate information or ineffective solutions. We offer families a research-based set of practices for what they can doto support their child with reading difficulties.*  \nLupita Sanchez, a mother, explained it this way: “I am completely frustrated. I just don’t understand why Manuel is having  \n*For a longer version of this article written for educators, see [go.aft.org/c2u](go.aft.org/c2u).  \nSharon Vaughn is the executive director of the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University of Texas at Austin, where she is also a professor in the Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders program. Jack M. Fletcher is a research professor in the Department of Psychology atthe University of Houston. This work was supported in part by grant P50 HD052117from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (the authors are solely responsible for the content).  \nso much difficulty learning to read. His sister did not have this trouble. I know he is embarrassed about being in third grade and not really knowing how to read.” Many caregivers, like Ms. Sanchez, are concerned about the reading development of their children and puzzled about what to do.  \nFor the vast majority of children, the key to better reading is enhanced instruction within the general education classroom. If your child is struggling, remain hopeful: most children with reading challenges improve considerably with effective instruction. As you think about how to support your child’s reading development, the most important consideration is that they need as much time in reading and language arts instruction as possible. This time includes classroom instruction and any typeof supplemental instruction or intervention, which should not subtract time from classroom instruction.  \nAs a parent or caregiver, knowing the quality and nature of the reading instruction provided to your child is essential; your youngster’s success as a reader is dependent on a teacher who knows and can implement effective reading practices. Many teachers have been taught to use programs and practices that are not based on the science of reading. Because so few teacher preparation programs, school districts, and commercially available programs represent well what we have learned from the science of reading, far too many youngsters feel like they are reading failures. In fact, many were never provided the explicit  \n34 AMERICAN EDUCATOR | FALL 2023  \ninstruction they need to succeed.1 Many children with low reading achievement have preventable problems; with explicit, evidence-based instruction, they will learn to read. However, this does not mean there is no such thing as dyslexia (a learning disorder in reading). A relatively small percentage of students (less than 10 percent) have dyslexia, and most of these students learn to read.  \nWhy Do Some Children Learn to Read Easily, While Others Do Not?  \nMs. Sanchez’s two children are a good example of what parents often experience. One of their children learns to read readily whereas another has considerable difficulty. Learning to read is a process that occurs so readily for some youngsters that it seems to develop almost naturally. But easily learning to read does not occur for many youngsters. Learning to read is not a natural process. There are no brain systems that are designed for reading. 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