It began with a study of researcher's child

DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER

By the time her youngest son started first grade, Dee Tadlock hadonly a dissertation to complete before getting a doctorate inreadingeducation.

So it came as a shock when she, like his teacher, couldn't helpbright, articulate, self-confident Kyle master reading."Everything I had been taught just flat didn't work," Tadlock saidfrom her office in Shelton, Wash."That was the beginning of my quest," she said. "It took me threeyears. Eventually, I was able to frame the question that sent me inthe right direction - what is it brains do when they learn aprocess?I went looking for a process."Her hope was she would find an answer as she combed …