Decoding Dyslexia

Decoding Dyslexia is a parent-led grassroots movement concerned with the limited access to educational interventions for students with dyslexia in the public education system. Decoding Dyslexia’s mission is to raise dyslexia awareness, to empower families to support their children and to inform policy-makers on best practices to identify, remediate and support students with dyslexia. Decoding Dyslexia New Jersey was formed in the fall of 2011 by several parents that met on a train after returning from a National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) luncheon in New York City.[1][2][3][4] Today there are Decoding Dyslexia groups in all fifty states and four Canadian Providences.[5] To find the chapter in your State, go to United States movement national website. Decoding Dyslexia is a savvy group that are turning their frustrations into change. To raise awareness they have tuned into using the power of social media to connect with other families and people interested in changing the perception of dyslexia.[6] Decoding Dyslexia groups advocate for change locally in their respective States and in Washington DC.[7][8][9]

References

  1. Sprei, Doug. "Overcoming Ddyslexia NJ: A New Model of Grassroots Power and Persuasion". Learning Ally. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  2. Pollard, Lyn. "Decoding Dyslexia - A Grassroots Movement on a Mission". National Center for Learning Disabilities. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  3. Attebery, Liz. "Decoding Dyslexia Organized To Promote Dyslexia Awareness and Support in Public Schools". Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. Redford, Kyle. "Decoding Dyslexia: How a New Jersey Parents' Group Started a Movement". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  5. Sprei, Doug. "The DNA of Decoding Dyslexia". Learning Ally. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  6. "The Social Side of Advocacy: Decoding Dyslexia Conference". Learning Ally. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  7. "Decoding Dyslexia Families Gather in Washington". The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  8. Pollard, Lyn. "Hill Day 2015: A Rallying Cry". National Center for Learning Disabilities. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  9. Weigel, Dessie. "The Future of LD Advocacy". National Center for Learning Disabilities. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
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