Bright Kids, Struggling Readers: Understanding Dyslexia with Meagan Sardana

Pieces For My Puzzle · Jul 2, 2026 · 42m

Are you a parent, teacher, or advocate wondering how to

support a bright child who struggles to read? In this episode, we sit down with

Meagan Sardana, a speech-language pathologist on a mission to change the

narrative around dyslexia. Meagan defines dyslexia as a specific learning

disability rooted in challenges with phonological and phonemic awareness—not a

measure of intelligence—and clears up the misconceptions that leave so many

capable kids overlooked. She shares why telling a struggling reader to "sound

it out" misses the mark, how audiobooks can build rich vocabulary and

language…