At a time when education costs in America are exploding and technological expertise is imploding, some ten to fifteen percent of our ingenious, bright, and mechanically talented students will never utilize their talents because of the drag of dyslexia that prevents skillful and accurate reading. Even worse, the Special Education programs they are in are extremely expensive and minimally effective. The Reading from Scratch program described in this book addresses both problems. Based on modern brain studies, it produces normal reading in about a year of teaching, and requires no further intervention. Current SPED costs are astronomical. RfS is cheap. Talent is released. Who can resist such a useful twofer?