At Dreams Reading Center, we help students, teachers, and families unlock the power of literacy. Founded by Dr. Reams, an experienced educator and dyslexia specialist, our mission is to provide compassionate, research-based support that builds confidence, strengthens skills, and inspires a lifelong love of reading.

One of my biggest takeaways from Dr. Anita Archer’s session was the transformative potential of Active Student Responding (ASR). She reminded us that effective instruction—what happens inside the classroom—outweighs all other factors within a school system’s control (Heward & Wood, 2015).

Why do some children seem to learn to read effortlessly while others experience years of difficulty? In their influential article, Identifying and Teaching Students with Significant Reading Problems, Vaughn and Fletcher (2020) remind us of a foundational truth from reading science: reading is not a natural process.

It all begins with an idea.