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For years, reading struggles seemed obvious. This massive analysis points to a very different cause
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May 8, 2026 · 27s listen
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For years, reading struggles seemed obvious. This massive analysis points to a very different cause
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For decades, the common explanation for why children struggle to read has stayed remarkably consistent. Smart kids read well. Kids who don't simply aren't smart enough. And when children strain over a page, the assumption has often been that something about how they see the text is getting in the way. By this logic, reading comes down to intelligence and visual processing.
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