Watching your child stare at a worksheet covered in red ink is exhausting, but this is Dyslexia Awareness Month and we are flipping the script on those correction marks for good. You’ll walk away from this episode with the exact, low-stress script you need to talk to your child about reading struggles without tears or panic.

For too long, the color red has meant one thing on your child's schoolwork: wrong, wrong, wrong. But staying silent about "the D-word" to protect them actually backfires. It leaves kids to fill in the blanks alone, where they usually assume the struggle means they aren't smart. They might even think they're stupid!

The truth is, dyslexia is simply a difference, not a measure of intelligence. In this episode, host Tracy Young (ALTA-certified Orton-Gillingham Tutor and mom to a dyslexic daughter) shows you how to trade red pen drama for bold confidence.

Here’s what you’ll walk away with:

• The exact reason why avoiding the word "dyslexia" backfires at home (and the simple 1-word shift that lowers your child’s anxiety).

• A low-pressure formula for having "the conversation" in settings where your child feels safe to open up.

• How to leverage October's global Go Red movement to turn past school struggles into a source of pride.

• Simple role-play scripts that teach your child how to advocate.

Resources:

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• Mentioned in the episode

  ⁠I'm Not Stupid video⁠

  ⁠Go Red for Dyslexia⁠

Chapters

00:00 Flipping the script

00:58 What red means

03:59 Why not saying dyslexia hurts kids

11:37 Dyslexia Go Red

15:39 Empowering your child

Transcript