By Esther Wickham
The Center Square

While education leaders search for breakthroughs in special education, one AI platform, Dysolve, claims it has found part of the answer.

Dysolve AI, created by clinical linguist Dr. Coral Hoh, CEO of EduNational LLC, is designed to improve language-processing skills for students with dyslexia and other related reading challenges.

Between 5% and 10% of Americans experience dyslexia, a learning disability that affects reading, writing and comprehension, according to the National Institutes of Health.

In an exclusive interview with The Center Square, Hoh said Dysolve relies on a specialized form of artificial intelligence that she believes is essential to addressing reading difficulties.

“I think people need to realize that there are different types of AI, and sometimes, like in our case, it is essential. Without it, the problem cannot be resolved,” Hoh told The Center Square.

The Dysolve Randomized Field Trial, conducted by the University of Delaware’s Center for Research in Education & Social Policy, is evaluating the program’s effectiveness as a supplemental reading intervention for students in grades 3–8. Around 480 students were enrolled in the trial.

Preliminary findings show the gains from the Dysolve group were 33% larger than those of the control group, though researchers noted the difference was only “marginally significant” at the 90% confidence level.

The subscription-based platform costs around $200 per month. Subscribers can log onto the dashboard every day and play customized interactive verbal games for 15 minutes a day.

Parents who have used the program say they have seen improvements.

Tember Heft, whose three children struggled with reading and writing, said Dysolve strengthened their ability to process information.

“All three are competent in their ability to do schoolwork and comprehend the reading necessary to do well,” Heft said. “Dysolve helped their processing speeds and their ability to read and retain the necessary information.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has spoken openly about his own dyslexia, has emphasized the need for stronger literacy support statewide.

“There’s not a day that goes by when my dyslexia is not exposed,” Newsom said during a recent event announcing his Golden State Literacy Plan at Clinton Elementary School in Compton.

His office did not respond to a request for comment on the Dysolve program.

At the federal level, officials have also highlighted the promise of AI in education.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon recently said artificial intelligence “has the potential to revolutionize education and support improved outcomes for learners,” stressing that it can expand personalized instruction while requiring clear guidelines for ethical use.

The department’s latest AI guidance follows President Trump’s executive order expanding AI education initiatives for American youth.

The Department of Education did not respond to a request for comment on the Dysolve AI program.

As schools weigh new technologies, Hoh said she understands both the excitement and the caution. “I think it is hard to suppress a new technology only because, by definition, technology expands our capacity to do something. But it also makes sense to observe and see what kind of guidelines you should have in there, and how it should be used.”

The Center Square reached out to North Ridgeville City School District in Ohio, which currently uses Dysolve AI, but did not receive a response.