{"id":27658,"date":"2026-07-31T13:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=27658"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:06:35","slug":"parents-for-reading-justice-free-virtual-event-sunday-august-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/parents-for-reading-justice-free-virtual-event-sunday-august-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents for Reading Justice &#8211; Free Virtual Event &#8211; Sunday, August 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Parents%20for%20Reading%20Justice%20-%20Free%20Virtual%20Event%20-%20Sunday%2C%20August%202nd\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/literacy-now-a-national-parent-led-conference-to-end-the-literacy-crisis-tickets-1989963016952\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-27659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-at-12.34.39\u202fPM-258x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-at-12.34.39\u202fPM-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-at-12.34.39\u202fPM.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/literacy-now-a-national-parent-led-conference-to-end-the-literacy-crisis-tickets-1989963016952\">Parents for Reading Justice<\/a> presents this virtual presentation via <strong>ZOOM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>Sunday, August 2, 2026 from 3:00 to 6:00 PM EST,<\/strong> join families and advocates from across the country for an unforgettable event focused on truth, hope, action, and literacy justice. <strong>A National Parent-Led Conference to End the Literacy Crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This event will bring together nationally recognized literacy experts, researchers, advocates, and legal experts for an urgent and inspiring conversation about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the literacy crisis in America<\/li>\n<li>the science of how children learn to read<\/li>\n<li>the emotional impact of reading failure<\/li>\n<li>parents&#8217; educational rights<\/li>\n<li>and how grassroots advocacy can create real change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Speakers Include:<\/strong> Kareen Weaver, <strong>National Literacy Advocate<\/strong>, and Louisa Moats, <strong>Literacy Expert and Researcher,<\/strong> and Kerry Agins, <strong>Special Education Attorney<\/strong>, and Steven Dykstra, <strong>Clinical Psychologist and Science of Reading Advocate<\/strong>, and Brett Tingley, <strong>National Literacy Advocate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/literacy-now-a-national-parent-led-conference-to-end-the-literacy-crisis-tickets-1989963016952\">Register now<\/a> for this first-of-its-kind virtual event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Because children cannot wait.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/literacy-now-a-national-parent-led-conference-to-end-the-literacy-crisis-tickets-1989963016952\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-27660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-at-12.35.08\u202fPM-242x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-at-12.35.08\u202fPM-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-31-at-12.35.08\u202fPM.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents for Reading Justice presents this virtual presentation via ZOOM. 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