Words failed him -- until they didn't

I'd like to ask adults how they learned to read, especially if they had some initial difficulty. I want to know what made it happen for them. Philip Schultz's essay in today's NYTimes is a start. Schultz is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry and he has a book coming out: My Dyslexia. 


As I continue tutoring, I get more awed by the mystery of reading. If you have a reading story, please let me know.