It's not Dyslexia but it is a Reading Problem

I actually came across this problem in my classroom.  I had a student who could read anything.  He enjoyed reading aloud in class. But he could not understand or comprehend what he was reading.

I cam across this article in the Vanderbilt Magazine, Summer 2013, "Maybe It's Not Dyslexia".  Peabody College became part of Vanderbilt University and are know for their teaching program. Usually when a student has trouble reading we call it Dyslexia. Most people think of dyslexia as a problem when a student thinks b's are d's or whey have trouble sounding out words.

But when a student reads perfectly and then flunks the comprehension test, teachers feel  like they are not trying.  The true problem is "Specific Reading Comprehension Deficits, or S-RCD.  Usually this problem is not discovered until the student is in third or fourth grade.  The study showed that up to three to ten percent of children can't understand what they are reading.

This study has show that different parts of the brain are not working perfectly with dyslexia and S-RCD.

Unfortunately the article does not say how to help those with S-RCD.