In this letter, Kareem Weaver notes failing to prepare educators with research-backed literacy instruction harms students.

TRL’s syllabi refinement consultants help higher ed faculty align coursework with #SoR.

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The Accidental Advocate: How Parents Are Driving Change for Dyslexia When your child is struggling in school and not getting the support they need, it feels like an injustice. That’s how many parents find their way into the world of dyslexia advocacy, not because they ...

Well done @missypurcell.bsky.social

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Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on...

Episode 13 out today. features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/ #gapol #galiteracycouncil #HB307

Alert! #HB307 Advances out of committee.

GA #HB307 just passed through the House Education Committee with overwhelming support! It was strengthened even further by adding literacy coaches—a key component for successful implementation in our schools!

Next stop: Appropriations and then a full House vote!

#HB307 #GAPOL #LiteracyMatters

Several hundred children and their families met with legislators at the Georgia Capitol 2/4/25 for Dyslexia Day at the Capitol. Photo of a filled staircase with students from across Georgia.

See these kids with #dyslexia who were at the #Georgia Capitol a week ago? A lot have access to accommodations through Section 504; many will go onto higher ed SPECIFICALLY because those protections exist. AG Chris Carr, drop Georgia from TX v. Becerra. #saydyslexia #gapol Email agcarr(at)law.ga.gov

Save February 4th, 2025 for #dyslexiaday2025 at the Georgia Capitol.

"If you could just walk a mile where we’ve been and [see] what this does to a kid. We’ve got children across the state that are products of a failed intervention." — @missypurcell.bsky.social

ICYMI watch this now: www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/12/10/g...

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This paper is now out in Plos Computational— it nicely explains how learning to read recycles existing object recognition abilities, and leads to a precise prediction about neurons becoming tuning to an ordinal letter position code (« space bigrams »)
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Literacy as a Human Right: Our Collective Moon Shot A powerful discussion by Dr. Tracy Weeden on the vital role of literacy as a fundamental human right and how we can work together to break down barriers and drive…

Atlanta Speech School hosted Dr. Tracy White-Weeden for the annual Montag Lecture. It's a must watch. vimeo.com/1031932397?u...

Don’t miss this great case study of three GA districts who are transforming literacy: Fulton County School, Marietta City School and Grady Schools.

Spoiler 🚨: each district has a strong leader that chose to invest in literacy coaches and teacher training + more!

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Helen Rice of LaGrange is awarded the Leadership in Literacy award at the International Dyslexia Association Georgia Branch conference in Milledgeville GA on November 16th.

Decoding Dyslexia state leaders with Leadership in Literacy award winner Helen Rice of the Georgia State Board of Education.

We are delighted that Helen Rice was awarded the International Dyslexia Association Georgia Branch Leadership in Literacy award for 2024 for her tremendous contributions to dyslexia efforts across the state.

Text Structure

"Teaching students to recognize common text structures can help students monitor their comprehension." #EduSky #SSchat
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A Missing Link in the 'Science of Reading' Conversation A researcher and a practitioner make a case for going beyond phonics to systematically build children's broader language development.

Good article on language comprehension with helpful tips for teachers. #EduSky