Resources for Parents
A starting point for families navigating a dyslexia diagnosis or wondering whether one fits — curated guides, advocacy groups, evaluation services, and intervention programs.
Start with our own tool
ROAR@Home — a free reading check you can run yourself
ROAR is the reading assessment our lab built and validated, now rostered in 2,500+ schools. ROAR@Home is the version families can run directly: a short, game-like set of tasks your child completes on a computer, with a score report you can read and bring to a teacher or clinician.
Requires a parent or legal guardian's consent · needs a computer or tablet (no mobile) · currently U.S. only. It is a screener, not a diagnosis.
Trusted organizations beyond our lab
Where families go next
These are run by other organizations, not by our lab or by Stanford. We list them because our team and the families we work with have found them genuinely useful — not as an endorsement of any specific service or purchase.
Reading Rockets
Intervention strategies & classroom resources
Dyslexic Advantage
Reframing dyslexia's strengths, reducing stigma
Decoding Dyslexia
A parent-run, grassroots advocacy movement
Children's Health Council
Evaluation, coaching & clinical services
Florida Center for Reading Research
Research-backed student activities
Foundations of Literacy
Free I-LABS training module
Lindamood-Bell
Intervention & tutoring centers
WA State Dyslexia Resource Guide
State-level guidance for families & schools
What ROAR is
How the assessment works, where it's used, and how it came out of our research. →
The research behind it
Every paper from the program, with plain-language summaries and figures. →
Take part in a study
Our studies are open to a broad range of participants, not just people with dyslexia. →