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We connect parents of children with dyslexia to the resources, rights, and community that already exist, and we do it in plain language. That means a free guide called First Steps, a national resource hub we are building with parents, and screenings of our documentary Left Behind. We are the organization that tells you what to ask for, who to ask, and what your child is legally owed, so you are not assembling that picture alone at midnight.

No. Imagine Reading is a connector, not a service provider. We do not tutor, we do not evaluate, and we are not a law firm. What we do is point you to the vetted tutors, evaluators, advocates, and programs that already exist near you, and give you the language to get the most out of them. That distinction matters: it keeps us honest about who we send you to, because we are not competing with them.

We connect, we do not endorse. We will tell you which methods have evidence behind them, structured literacy approaches like Orton-Gillingham and Wilson, and we will share what other parents in your area found useful. But every family should evaluate a provider independently before committing money or time. Anyone who promises a guaranteed outcome for a fee deserves more scrutiny, not less.

Yes, and this is the moment First Steps was built for. You do not need a diagnosis, a referral, or a label to start. First Steps walks you through recognizing the signs at your child's age, opening the conversation with the school, and requesting an evaluation in writing. It is 100% free, with no sign-up and no paywall. Most parents who write to us are exactly here: something feels wrong, and nobody has given them a straight answer yet.

Earlier than most families are told. Some teachers still say dyslexia cannot be diagnosed until after fourth grade. That is not true, and waiting that long is too late. Children can be screened as early as preschool, where the signs look like trouble rhyming, difficulty learning the alphabet, or persistently mispronouncing familiar words. The earlier the right instruction starts, the better the outcome, which is why we push so hard on the word early.

Put your request in writing. Under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a school is legally required to evaluate your child when a parent requests it, and the written request starts a 60-day clock. "Wait and see" is not a legal response to a written request. First Steps includes a letter template you can copy, fill in, and send today. Ask for confirmation of receipt in writing, and keep a copy of everything.

That is precisely who we are building for. Most resource directories are assembled from whatever is easiest to find, which is why families outside cities open them and see nothing within a two-hour drive. Our national hub is being built with rural coverage from the start, including remote evaluation options and lower-cost routes to assessment. Our pilot work is focused on upstate and rural New York, and the hub itself is designed to cover all 50 states.

Not yet. We are building it now, and we are building it with parents rather than for them. If you have been through this, the single most useful thing you can do is tell us what actually helped and what you most needed and could not find. That goes directly into the hub the next family will open. If you are at the beginning, tell us what you are looking for, because that shapes what we build first.