DECODING  DYSLEXIA  NEW  YORK  STATE

DDNY is a grassroots movement that aims to raise dyslexia awareness,
​empower families to support their children, and implement science based  instruction for students
​with dyslexia in New York State public schools.

Register for "Speak Up for Literacy" Campaign at Dyslexia Advocacy Action Group

Present New York State Education Department data to your local school representatives. Let them know how many students are reading below grade level, how your district compares with other districts in your county, whether students are making progress at your district, and the bigger picture - how much illiteracy costs taxpayers. Why this is happening and what they can do about it...
•Board of Education (BOE)
•Panel for Education Policy (PEP)
​•Community Education Council (CEC)

Choose an option, (option 1) we will email you all the information. We are hoping to get funding so that we can mail you the complete package. Option 2- you can download and fill in the blanks yourself.

We supply:
  • Three-minute testimony with your district's unique data
  • Brochure to hand out to committee members
  • Reading by district; a comparison chart for all districts in New York State 
  • The cost of failure to teach reading at your school district: what this costs tax payers
  • School district policy that will enable your school's board to increase literacy skills for ALL children

Go register at: Dyslexia Advocacy Action Group
A few DDNY members got together and started the charity Dyslexia Advocacy Action Group. We advocate for students who are not getting their needs met at their school districts, have resources for independent educational evaluations, and legal counsel.
Furthermore, we run free workshops on a range of topics including advocacy in New York, and IEP goals. At the heart of our BOE campaign, we want to encourage parents to speak-up at their local school district board education meetings by providing all the materials (3-minute testimony, brochure and slides). In addition you can purchase our $30 advocacy t-shirt (all profits go to advocating for underprivileged children), and send the message to BOE members about effective approaches to teach reading, and that reading is not guessing at unknown words!

Please join us and help us campaign to turn New York's horrible failure to teach reading (this includes failing general education students too). Let's hold NYSED accountable, join our class action lawsuit!
​Dyslexia Advocacy Action Group

Why New York Needs Literacy Laws

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Find Your Local DDNY Group 

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Marion Waldman & Helen Roussel Testify at the Hearing on Elementary and Secondary Education in Albany in 2020

Did You Know That...
Illiteracy is a General Education Problem?

52% of NYS Students  Who Speak English as a First Language Cannot Read to Grade Level (NYSED)
80% of School Drop-Outs Have Low Reading Skills (National Assessment of Adult Literacy)
85% of Juveniles Brought Before Courts Cannot Read (National Assessment of Adult Literacy)
NYS is One of the Remaining 20 States that Do Not Have Literacy Laws
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Sign Our Petition HERE

Decoding Dyslexia  
A Parent-Led Grassroots Movement for Dyslexia
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Can Teaching Be Improved by Law?

​At least twenty states have passed or are considering measures related to the science of reading.

A NATION OF READERS

HOW STATE CHIEFS CAN HELP EVERY CHILD LEARN TO READ

MASSACHUSETTS DYSLEXIA GUIDELINES
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