Dyslexia Day New York state, March 4th 2020

​33 States have literacy laws that support students at risk of dyslexia and those that struggle (52% of 8th graders with English as a first language read well-below grade level and nearly half are functionally illiterate):

What's Happened to NY??

TO PROTECT A CHILD'S RIGHT TO READ-ALL OF THESE BILLS NEED TO PASS!
Please call your local representatives and ask them to co-sponsor these bills:

ASSEMBLY BILLS	TEXT	SPONSOR ​COSPNSR/MLTSPNSR	SENATE BILLS	SPONSOR ​COSPNSR/MLTSPNSR
A05259A SAME AS ​S04341	An act to amend the educational law, in relation to mandatory early screening for dyslexia	Simon, Galef, Simotas, LiPetri, Thiele, McDonough, Quart, Carroll, Glick, Lupardo, Steck, Bronson, Norris, Tague​	S04341 SAME AS A05259A	BROOKS, BOYLE, CARLUCCI, GALLIVAN, GOUNARDES, HELMING, KAMINSKY, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LAVALLE, MARTINEZ, RANZENHOFER, THOMAS
A6450 SAME AS S04342	An act to amend the educational law, in relation to requiring the incorporation of the structured multisensory approach into all required literacy courses for prospective teachers.	Simon, Thiele, Arroyo, Stirpe, Cruz, Blake, Epstein, Jaffee, Sayegh, Cook, Rivera, Rosenthal L, D'Urso, Brabenec, Ashby, Quart, Williams, Carroll, Ra, Jean-Pierre, Fernandez, Norris, Buchwald, De La Rosa, DeStefano, Giglio, Hevesi, Walsh, Wright	S04342 ​SAME AS A6450	ROOKS, GALLIVAN, KENNEDY, KRUEGER
A8786 ​SAME AS S07093	Relates to establishing a dyslexia task force and implementing the findings of such task force.	Carroll, Buchwald, Colton, Seawright, Simon, Dinowitz, Rodriguez, De La Rosa, Lupardo, Williams, Dickens, Ortiz, Griffin, Lentol, D'Urso, Abinanti, Mosley, Sayegh, Epstein, Blake, Jones, Ra, Jaffee, Taylor, Barron, Davila, McMahon, Reyes, Cook, Englebright, Frontus, Hyndman, Thiele	S07093 ​SAME AS A8786	HOYLMAN,  MARTINEZ
A7210  ​SAME AS S05608	Requires each school district to provide interventions and special curricula for children with dyslexia or other phonological learning differences or disabilities.	Carroll, Thiele, Miller MG, Barron, Simon, Sayegh, DeStefano, Giglio, Jaffee, Williams, Blake, Colton, Seawright, Rodriguez, Lupardo, Ortiz, Lentol, D'Urso, Dickens, Mosley, Epstein, Taylor, Davila, McMahon, Reyes, Cook, De La Rosa, Englebright, Frontus, Hyndman	S05608 SAME AS  A7210	JACKSON, MARTINEZ
A07822 SAME AS ​S06787 ​	Requires all incarcerated individuals who do not have a high-school diploma or its equivalent to receive a reading proficiency-level assessment and dyslexia screening upon intake; and requires for such individuals who perform below a certain proficiency level to be provided with dyslexia intervention that is evidence-based effective and consistent with science-based research specifically tailored to addressing dyslexia.	Simon, Sayegh, Thiele, Blake, Dickens, Reyes, D'Urso, Ashby, Barron, Gottfried, Cruz, Epstein, Glick, Abbate, Pichardo, Lupardo, Arroyo, Jaffee, Mosley, O'Donnell, Ryan, Hunter, Ra, Weprin	S06787 SAME AS A07822	MYRIE,BAILEY, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KRUEGER, RIVERA, ROBACH, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY
A06911 ​NO SAME AS	Establishes schools dedicated to teaching dyslexic students in certain school districts.	Carroll, Thiele, Barron, Miller MG, Sayegh, DeStefano, Giglio, Williams, Blake, Colton, Seawright, Simon, Rodriguez, Lupardo, Ortiz, Lentol, D'Urso, Dickens, Mosley, Epstein, Jaffee, Taylor, Davila, McMahon, Reyes	NO SAME AS	------
A07536 ​NO SAME AS	Amends the definition of a student with a disability (see line 42)	Thiele	NO SAME AS	------
A08697 NO SAME AS	Requires screening for dyslexia and provides for intervention services for dyslexic children.	Carroll	NO SAME AS	-----
A08786A SAME AS S07093	Relates to establishing a dyslexia task force and implementing the findings of such task force.	Carroll,Buchwald, Colton, Seawright, Simon, Dinowitz, Rodriguez, De La Rosa, Lupardo, Williams, Dickens, Ortiz, Griffin, Lentol, D'Urso, Abinanti, Mosley, Sayegh, Epstein, Blake, Jones, Ra, Jaffee, Taylor, Barron, Davila, McMahon, Reyes, LiPetri, Jean-Pierre, Fall, Ashby,Cook, Englebright, Frontus, Hyndman, Thiele	S07093 SAME AS  ​A008786A	HOYLMAN,BOYLE, JACKSON, MARTINEZ, METZGER, ROBACH, SKOUFIS
A03669 SAME AS S04787	Establishes family literacy programs for economically disadvantaged families living in poverty areas or areas with low-performing public schools; provides for competitive matching grants to establish a comprehensive program; requires commissioner of education to submit an annual report to the governor and legislature.	Pretlow	S04787 SAME AS ​A03669	PARKER
A9116 SAME AS S7063	Establishes a pilot program to provide early screening and intervention services for children with risk factors for dyslexia.	O'Donnell, Simon, Thiele, Titone, Cahill	S7063 SAME AS A09116	GOLDEN

New York State Education Law Fails to Define Dyslexia
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The Definition Within NYS Law is Misleading and Counterproductive

Ensure all children learn how to read in our state public schools - sign this petition for the first step. Hundreds and thousands of children across NYS and nationally go through school without learning how to read. Untreated and undiagnosed dyslexia is a social injustice. Its 2019! We know exactly how to treat it - people with dyslexia can become skilled readers...

Define Dyslexia in Education Law

Sign Our petition

Support Assemblyman Fred Thiele's bill to define dyslexia Bill # A07639. 
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        CALL Fred Thiele: 6315372583  OR
​EMAIL Your Support: ThieleF@nyassembly.gov

Check out the legislations via Decoding Dyslexia NY HERE

DECODING DYSLEXIA NYS

Find out about the Bipartisan Congressional Dyslexia Caucus...here

Ameer Baraka

A vivid, instructive and true to life account of a young man’s descent into the criminal life in New Orleans. 
(New 2018 Revised Edition Now Available)

(Life with untreated dyslexia)

Ameer Baraka’s “The Life I Chose…The Streets Lied to Me”, is a vivid, instructive and true to life account of a young man’s descent into the criminal life in New Orleans and his ascent to become a successful actor, producer and mentor to youth in the city. The Life I Chose…The Streets Lied to Me,” includes interesting and compelling material regarding the temptations and “traps” of growing up poor, Black and illiterate in the streets of New Orleans, including a murder of another youth and a long prison sentence.
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Call your local legislator and ask them to sponsor the bills listed below..

​Senate Bills Can Be Voted on by the Public....take action!

Please click on the Senate bill, this will take you to the Senate. A box will appear asking you to vote - vote: "Aye" -- a box will appear inviting you to write to your Senator. Please follow the instructions and send a clear message - tell them to vote for the dyslexia bills!

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Senate Bill S7063 
Establishes a pilot program to provide early screening and intervention services for children with risk factors for dyslexia.
Sponsored by: Martin J. Golden (22nd Senate District)

Senate Bill S5439
Requires the certification or training of teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of dyslexia and related disorders.
Sponsored by: Martin J. Golden (22nd Senate District)

Assembly Bill: A01480
Requires the certification or training of teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of dyslexia and related disorders.
Sponsored by: Simon ​
Cosponsored by: Brennan, Dinowitz, Miller, Mosley, Seawright, Titone, Tedisco, Gottfried, Colton, Cook, Finch, Robinson, Rodriguez, Perry, Farrell, Lalor, Quart, Weprin, O'Donnell, Buchwald, Jaffee, Arroyo, Peoples-Stokes, Linares, Jean-Pierre, McDonald.

Assembly Bill: A09116 (has not been re-introduced yet this session)
​Establishes a pilot program to provide early screening and intervention services for children with risk factors for dyslexia.
Sponsored by: O'Donnell
Cosponsor: Simon, Thiele, Titone