A documentary about six mothers uniting to open the first public school for dyslexic students in New York City.
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According to the National Adult Literacy Survey, 70% of the prison population cannot read above a 4th grade level. Our six moms are fighting to disrupt the #schooltoprisonpipeline by giving ALL children access to reading intervention. #educationequity
"In September, New York City’s education department plans to open the city’s first traditional public school exclusively devoted to students with dyslexia and other reading issues."
The result of years of advocating by the @LiteracyAcadNYC team!
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10 states still do not require screening for risk of dyslexia in early grades. Early screening is key if we want to catch students who need help before they fall too far behind.
A Reading Teacher Makes a Case for Early Dyslexia Screening edwk.it/40g1dq3
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Discipline disparities are even more apparent for students of color with disabilities. For students of color with a disability, 1 in 4 boys and 1 in 5 girls receive an out of school suspension. Read more here: bit.ly/3B5AUc6.
Amazing news for NYC public school students and teachers!
📣 BREAKING NEWS! NYC is the 1st city in the world to train EVERY teacher in dyslexia! Starting today all 100,000+ public school teachers are taking our #DyslexiaAwareness training
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Catch the replay of my interview along with @aliazcuy of @LiteracyAcadNYC
We talk what is dyslexia (it’s not reversing B & D) and how we hope to make real reading changes for both students and teachers.
You can find the podcast here:
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By embracing phonics instruction, Mr. Adams is staking a clear position in the long-simmering “reading wars” between those who favor explicit instruction... and those who support “balanced literacy.”
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Dyslexia “haunts you forever until you can get the proper treatment that you deserve.” - NYC Mayor Eric Adams nytimes.com/2022/05/12/nyreg…
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Our advocacy and work over the last 3 years has lead us to this announcement. We are excited to finally provide a space for teacher training and provide targeted academic structures so all students can read.
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📢Register for Dyslexia Awareness Day!📢
Hear from Youth, Parents, Advocates & Legislators.
We build support for people w/dyslexia & learning disabilities & feature legislation to improve literacy rates.
RSVP: dyslexia-awareness-day2022.e…
Mayor Adams proposes $7.4 million plan for public schools to address dyslexia gothamist.com/news/mayor-ada… via @gothamist
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This process has been therapeutic for me bc I’ve been advocating for my #dyslexic children for 16yrs. I still harbor deep anger over how @NYCSchools failed my oldest son. As a result, you will see in @Film_LeftBehind what I had to do to save my youngest son.
This is the story of so many parents including the co-founding moms of LAC like @NaomiPenaNYC We came together to create a solution to end the despair & frustration
@Film_LeftBehind #dyslexia #newyorkcity #educationalequity #schooltoprisonpipeline #literacy #dyslexiaawareness
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Thanks @NaomiPenaNYC for sharing your family’s experience and your work in elevating the need for more resources for our students with dyslexia. #leftbehindthefilm vimeo.com/674433062 – at Bronx, NY
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This is the story of so many parents including the co-founding moms of LAC like @NaomiPenaNYC We came together to create a solution to end the despair & frustration
@Film_LeftBehind #dyslexia #newyorkcity #educationalequity #schooltoprisonpipeline #literacy #dyslexiaawareness
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Schools Chancellor Banks is calling for an overhaul of how children learn to read in New York City's public schools, saying the approach many schools use isn’t working and that he wants to move toward a focus on the teaching of phonics.
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What incarcerated youth can teach teachers TEDxDeerPark ted.com/talks/hilderbrand_pe… via @TEDTalks
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The results of this study are not shocking.
The pandemic wreaked havoc on our children’s reading attainment.
Time for schools to implement a structured literacy curriculum rooted in multi-sensory and sequential phonics.
nytimes.com/2022/03/08/us/pa…
Schools Chancellor Pledges to End New York City’s ‘Betrayal’ of Students nytimes.com/2022/03/02/nyreg…
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We agree, @DOEChancellor — teaching students how to read should be one of the most fundamental things we do as a school system, and it is a betrayal that 65% of Black and Brown children don't reach proficiency in reading.
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LIVE NOW: join @DOEChancellor David C. Banks as he shares a bold vision for transforming and building trust in @NYCschools: schools.nyc.gov/chancellorsa….
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This is the story of so many families. While we know our school can’t help everyone, we know we need to start somewhere. Our hope is that we can prove how successful ALL students can be if given the proper foundational support to read.
First Person: NYC’s planned school for students with dyslexia comes too late for my son ny.chalkbeat.org/2022/2/24/2…
