Unlocking Dyslexia
Building the deep reading brain for confident, curious learners

At Wardlaw, dyslexia is deeply understood—and never defining.
From their very first day, students are welcomed by educators who are deeply committed to knowing, reaching, and teaching each child in the way they learn best.

Our language-rich curriculum is intentionally designed to build confident, capable learners who understand their self-worth. Educators feature advanced vocabulary, challenging questions that foster critical thinking and empathy, and project-based learning that strengthens executive function skills—preparing students not just to read, but to gain the agency they need for life.

The Wardlaw School is among 27 schools in the country for children with dyslexia recommended by preeminent researcher Dr. Sally Shaywitz in her book Overcoming Dyslexia, and Wardlaw teachers are recognized as experts in their fields. Through work with our Rollins Center, Wardlaw is setting the standard by co-authoring coursework for our online adult learning platform, Cox Campus - the only free, credit-earning professional development platform focused on the science of reading --to develop dyslexia-specific content and make it available for every teacher, everywhere.

To construct the Deep Reading Brain is to expect and to teach more than reading proficiency. The wrap-around support Wardlaw children receive provides them the skills and desire to question and to think critically about the world around them.  Having likely experienced elsewhere the frustration of learning differently, Wardlaw children are uniquely motivated to be important citizen contributors - longing to have the opportunity to make the most difference to the world and the lives of everyone in it.