Four bills introduced in the Michigan Legislature this month would aim to better identify and teach students with dyslexia, and jumpstart reform initiatives that have stalled in the past.
In response to the $53 million lawsuit in California regarding reading poor instruction, three literacy professionals analyzed school records to determine how well California schools instructed reading.
This podcast from the New York Public Radio follows one student closely on his struggle to gain appropriate instruction for dyslexia in NYC.
A new article from Chalkbeat Detroit looks into the push to pass bipartisan dyslexia legislation to help students in the classroom.
I am in need of finding a tutor for my 8- year-old son, who is dyslexic. His school has told me that the State does not recognize dyslexia and doesn’t have any tutors they can recommend. I have contacted many places but can’t find any that specialize in the Orton-Gillingham teaching. I would really like to get him help so that he doesn’t fall too much behind in school. Trying to homeschool him is very hard and frustrating for us both.
Under a bill passed during the final day of its 2017 session, Virginia school districts would be required to have reading specialists trained in helping students with dyslexia.
In May 2012, two representatives to Congress formed a Bi-Partisan Congressional Dyslexia Caucus to spread awareness about the learning disability.
Laura Kaloi, the Public Policy Director of the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), spoke recently to the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education in regards to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and its importance to students with learning disabilities.
Parents - one of your most important rights that you hold within the school system is whether or not to give your consent for certain actions regarding your child with disabilities or if your child is suspected to have a disability.
Forty-five out of fifty states have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), a set of state-led educational standards
