Special Education Law and Advocacy
A state law requires reading interventionists to screen all students in grades K-2 and all new students for dyslexia. We have to complete 2 hours of training in dyslexia screening, Continue Reading →
Coming Spring 2020 – or sooner! Our Dyslexic Children Watch the trailer…as Pete, Dr. Kevin Gorman, Upper Arlington Director of Student Services, Andrea Rowson, Upper Arlington Reading Specialist, and other experts speak Continue Reading →
My high school son’s dyslexia is having a negative impact on his grades. This will affect his ability to get into college. The school is failing to provide appropriate remediation Continue Reading →
What should I do when the school says: Dyslexia is not covered under the law. Assume your best Ms. Manners / Columbo demeanor while you ask the school to help Continue Reading →
On January 10, we were happy to announce a new publication in the Wrightslaw Store. A Guide to Helping Your Child at Home: Developing Foundational Skills in Reading and Writing Continue Reading →
Jamie Richardson of the International Dyslexia Association interviewed Representative Lamar Smith about the newly signed “READ Act” which directly impacts children with dyslexia. For those of us like me, with Continue Reading →
“It is a sobering fact: dyslexia affects up to twenty percent of the population and it has very specific symptoms.” Kelli Sandman-Hurley, explains that students who have dyslexia “…will always Continue Reading →