Stanford Taylor Foundation
Female elementary school student reading a book in a library. Text on the image says, "The hidden reason many students struggle to read well."

Research shows that underdeveloped visual skills and inefficient reading affect far more students than most educators realize.

50% of low-performing students in K-4 have underdeveloped visual skills.

70% of below-proficient students read inefficiently.

See what happens when a student reads inefficiently


Alexandra Spichtig, Ph.D. at a podium presenting her research at the European Conference on Eye Movements in August 2019.

Our Research Mission

The Stanford Taylor Foundation is an educational research nonprofit. Science shapes everything we do. We continually conduct investigative and product research to expand and share knowledge of reading science, and to improve the tools we offer schools and students.

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Free Pilots: Identify readers affected by underdeveloped visual skills and reading inefficiency

New online screeners can identify your students in grades 2-8 affected by underdeveloped visual skills and inefficient reading patterns. The screeners provide individual and class reports, as well as instructional recommendations.

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Screening Pilots

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