Can dyslexics ever learn to read well?

[myDSisdyslexic]

Name change. DS2 is "mildly dyslexic" it effects his reading and spelling. Up until now (he's 17) he's winged it (his IQ has been formally tested as higher than 140)and done very well, A* in IGCSE etc but now he has to do more reading he's really struggling because he has to read slowly every sentence 7-8 time to even try to understand it. He's had quite a lot of help from school, been shown various techniques to try and speed up and improve his comprehension but to no avail.
Does anyone have any suggestions. He's becoming increasingly demoralised.

I'm dyslexic I love reading, I read easily every day! I find it easier to read larger font as it eliminates the swimming effect, and on iPad I use a darkish background. I can't read very well small font on white backgrounds as I get the swimming effect.

It can get better and is likely too. Have you had him checked for visual stress? Go somewhere specialist such as Anglos Ruskin. Colored overlays / glasses can make a big difference.

I'm a grown up dyslexic I now read well but it takes a lot of concentration and for me Often takes the pleasure out of reading books. I still read the odd book but I have an audible subscription so I can enjoy books that way and leave the real reading for work.

• anglia ruskin

I think there's a strong possibility that this is mostly down to him finding something academically challenging for the first time ever, and not necessarily related to his dyslexia?

I know what it's like to have no resilience or suddenly find that you actually need to try at something, having flown all the way through your schooling to a certain point.

Other posters make an excellent point about the difference between reading a dry, technical textbook and something with more of a narrative flow, even if it is non-fiction. He might just find it easier as time goes on.