Evanreads

Reading & study guides for ADHD and dyslexia

Evidence-based strategies for reading with ADHD and dyslexia, and study techniques that actually improve retention — with the research behind each.

ADHD & Focus

Reading and attention strategies for ADHD brains.

• The 2-Minute Rule for Starting Reading You've Been Avoiding — With ADHD, the hardest part of reading is starting. Here's why task initiation stalls, and how a two-minute commitment plus an if-then plan gets you moving. (8 min read)
• How to Read with ADHD: 9 Strategies That Actually Work — Nine evidence-based strategies for reading with ADHD — from single-line focus to active recall — with the cognitive science behind why each one works. (6 min read)

Dyslexia

Evidence-based approaches for dyslexic readers.

• Text-to-Speech for Dyslexia: Does It Actually Help? — The honest answer from the research: yes, modestly, and it depends on you. What the meta-analysis found, why it works, when it doesn't, and how to set it up well. (7 min read)
• Reading with Dyslexia: Evidence-Based Strategies for Students — What the research actually supports for dyslexic readers — from structured literacy to letter spacing and text-to-speech — and how to tell instruction from accommodation. (5 min read)

Study Skills

How to actually retain what you read.

• Active Recall: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students — Active recall is the highest-utility study technique there is. Here's exactly how to do it — the six-step loop, how to write good questions, and the mistakes to avoid. (7 min read)
• Why Re-Reading Doesn't Work — and What to Do Instead — Re-reading is the most popular study method and one of the least effective. Here's the research on why, and the two techniques that reliably beat it. (5 min read)