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Reading apps and programs for dyslexia

Dyslexic learners need explicit, cumulative teaching of how sounds map to letters, lots of practice reading aloud with correction, and spelling from dictation. These are the options built for that, from self-running apps to tutor programs.

What to look for

Look for spelling from dictation and mastery checks. Most dyslexic children can recognise a pattern long before they can spell it.

Checked October 2026 · 12 options

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Unleash LiteracyApp · 2nd grade through adult · Web

At-home structured literacy for dyslexic and struggling readers, with speech recognition.

  • Free tier
  • Up to Latin & Greek roots
  • Listens to reading
  • Dictation spelling

Reading Horizons At-HomeApp · Ages 4–9 (Discovery) and 10 to adult (Elevate) · Web

Orton-Gillingham-based reading software for home, in a version for ages 4–9 and one for 10 to adult.

  • Paid
  • Up to multisyllable words
  • Dictation spelling

Lexercise Professional TherapyOnline tutoring · Pre-K to 11th grade · Online sessions, Web

One live 45-minute Orton-Gillingham therapy session a week online, plus daily practice games.

  • Paid
  • Up to Latin & Greek roots
  • Tutor listens
  • Dictation spelling

Kids Up Reading TutorsOnline tutoring · 1st–12th grade · Online sessions

High-frequency 1:1 Orton-Gillingham tutoring on Zoom with a published sequence to Latin and Greek roots.

  • Paid
  • Up to Latin & Greek roots
  • Tutor listens
  • Dictation spelling

Brainspring Virtual TutoringOnline tutoring · Kindergarten to adult · Online sessions

Live 1:1 online tutoring in Phonics First, an accredited Orton-Gillingham program, from K to adult.

  • Paid
  • Up to Latin & Greek roots
  • Tutor listens
  • Dictation spelling

iReading TutorOnline tutoring · Pre-K to adult · Online sessions

Online dyslexia tutoring using Wilson, Barton and other structured programs, with published prices.

  • Paid
  • Up to prefixes, suffixes & spelling rules
  • Tutor listens
  • Dictation spelling

Hammond Bell (online Barton tutoring)Online tutoring · Ages 5–19 · Online sessions

Online-only Barton Reading & Spelling tutoring with Barton-certified tutors, at least twice a week.

  • Paid
  • Up to Latin & Greek roots
  • Tutor listens
  • Dictation spelling

Lexercise Basic TherapyApp · School age · Web

Parent-led online structured literacy lessons with daily practice games and a therapist on call.

  • Paid
  • Up to Latin & Greek roots
  • Dictation spelling

Nessy Reading & SpellingApp · Ages 6–11 · Web

Dyslexia-focused self-paced games from phonics through word parts.

  • Paid
  • Up to Latin & Greek roots
  • Dictation spelling

Take Flight (online therapists)Online tutoring · Ages 7 and up · Online sessions

Scottish Rite's Orton-Gillingham dyslexia curriculum, delivered online by certified academic language therapists.

  • Paid
  • Up to prefixes, suffixes & spelling rules
  • Tutor listens
  • Dictation spelling

ReadingDoctor OnlineApp · Kindergarten to 3rd grade, and older strugglers · Web, iOS

Speech-pathologist-designed synthetic phonics software with mastery-gated sets and spelling.

  • Paid
  • Up to vowel patterns

Dyslexia Hub Structured LiteracyApp · Primary school · Web

A free 32-level structured literacy video course from Ireland's national dyslexia charity.

  • Free
  • Up to prefixes, suffixes & spelling rules
  • Dictation spelling

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