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# A new guide with the latest research on how children learn to read.

# When children don't learn to read on time, it can affect their entire future.

We founded the Center for Early Reading to help solve that problem.

We work with experts to understand how students learn to read and what practices ultimately lead to their success. That’s why we’ve created this research-driven overview—to tell that story as simply as possible.

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This user-friendly guide takes you through why we learn to read, how students learn to read, and why English in particular is so difficult to learn.

Please enjoy and share with your colleagues.

Don't miss out on *[Learning to Read: A Primer | Part Two](https://go.info.amplify.com/primer-pt2)*.

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