--- title: Dyslexia in Children - The Brain of a Struggling Reader description: This infographic explains the key differences between the brain of a student with dyslexia and the brain of a child who finds reading easy. image: https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-2063868745.jpg --- - [Blog](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog) - [Newsletter](https://www.learningbrainnews.com) - [Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/6bLMNOdd8r3x9Onx9gSubb) - [Free Resources](https://www.learnfasthq.com/free-learning-resources) - [Shop](https://learnfast-products.myshopify.com/) [![LearnFast](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/LearnFast_logo.png?width=150&height=77&name=LearnFast_logo.png "LearnFast")](https://www.learnfasthq.com) - [Programs](https://www.learnfasthq.com/programs) - Results - [The Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/science) - [The Research](https://www.learnfasthq.com/research) - [Success Stories](https://www.learnfasthq.com/success-stories) - Who we help - [Teacher](https://www.learnfasthq.com/teacher) - [Parent](https://www.learnfasthq.com/parent) - [Business](https://www.learnfasthq.com/business) - [How we help](https://www.learnfasthq.com/how-we-help) - [Connect](https://www.learnfasthq.com/connect) - [Blog](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog) - [Newsletter](https://www.learningbrainnews.com) - [Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/6bLMNOdd8r3x9Onx9gSubb) - [Free Resources](https://www.learnfasthq.com/free-learning-resources) - [Shop](https://learnfast-products.myshopify.com/) # Dyslexia in Children - The Brain of a Struggling Reader [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/dyslexia-in-children-the-brain-of-a-struggling-reader) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/dyslexia-in-children-the-brain-of-a-struggling-reader) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/dyslexia-in-children-the-brain-of-a-struggling-reader) ![Picture of Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg) [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes) [Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science), [Dyslexia](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/dyslexia) ![Fast ForWord Reading Skills](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-2063868745.jpg?width=121&height=165&name=file-2063868745.jpg "Fast ForWord Reading Skills")If you could look inside the brain of a struggling reader, you would notice it is not the same as the brain of a child who finds reading easy.  How do we know this? Well, thanks to advances in neuroscience and brain imaging technology, scientists can actually "look inside" brains. Here is a really good infographic (courtesy of [We are Teachers](http://www.weareteachers.com/) & [Scientific Learning Corporation](http://www.scilearn.com/company)) which explains the key differences.   **Includes four tips for teachers (and parents) to help overcome [dyslexia](https://www.learnfasthq.com/programs)in children.**   [![Inside the Brain of a Struggling Reader: infographic](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LearnFast_Apr2016/image-inside-the-brain-of-a-struggling-reader-infographic.jpg?width=700&name=image-inside-the-brain-of-a-struggling-reader-infographic.jpg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/inside-brain-struggling-reader/) **[![See Reading Skills Trained by Fast ForWord](https://hubspot-no-cache-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/363641/dbbae8ca-104f-41b3-8f85-4ad7cffa4f1c.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/363641/dbbae8ca-104f-41b3-8f85-4ad7cffa4f1c)** **Related Posts** [Dyslexia is Not a Disease: It's About Brain Organisation](http://blog.learnfasthome.com.au/blog/dyslexia-is-not-a-disease-its-about-brain-organisation)   ## Related Posts [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/brain-g1fd753610_1920.jpg?height=200&name=brain-g1fd753610_1920.jpg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/teachers-change-students-brains-how-amazing-says-dr-martha-burns) [Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity) ### [Teachers Change Students’ Brains – How Amazing, says Dr Martha Burns](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/teachers-change-students-brains-how-amazing-says-dr-martha-burns) "You change brains," [Dr Burns](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEuAJwPghlc), adjunct professor at Northwestern University, Chicago told a conference of 400 teachers in Louisiana, USA this week. 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