About DD-NJ

Our group is comprised of parents of children who are dyslexic. We are not experts, nor are we a formal business or a traditional educational organization. We are truly grassroots! We offer other stakeholders the benefit of our collective experiences. We encourage parents and children to meet with their local, state, and national policy-makers to share their stories, report on unmet needs, and make suggestions for improved policy and/or legislative initiatives for identifying and supporting dyslexic children in our public schools.

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October 2020 will mark our 9th Anniversary!

Our beginnings… In October 2011, 8 parents took a train ride to New York City to attend a National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) luncheon. On that trip, we shared our stories, our struggles, our heart breaks, and our frustrations and anger about trying to help our dyslexic children and getting nowhere within our public schools. No one was from the same NJ town, but we all had similar stories, similar journeys. We were virtually strangers to each other. By the end of the day, we declared that someone should do something to fix the system and to help other parents like us. We decided that collectively, maybe we could be that “someone”.

The news article that started it all: Trenton Times 2/27/2012
Princeton Group Says It’s Hard to Get Children’s Dyslexia Treated or Even Recognized

Decoding Dyslexia on the National and International Stage!

Since our inception, parents from across the nation and beyond have been inspired, empowered, and engaged. Today, we are happy to boast that the Decoding Dyslexia movement has expanded to all 50 U.S. states and internationally too!

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ATTN NJ Families and Educators: Share this new research brief with your local librarians "Engaging Communities in Equity-Centered Research: Librarians as Partners in the Science of Reading" It presents a great opportunity to encourage your librarians to learn about the Science of Reading in order to inform their youth services. Download at fcrr.org/sites/g/files/upcbnu2836/files/media/PDFs/village/briefs/BNB%20Research%20Brief.pdfIf you have a library interested to dive deeper into the SoR, let us know if you need help finding them resources to get started! ... See MoreSee Less
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Sharing again -- this study is ongoing through the spring so do your part for science 😉 ! ATTN Individuals with Dyslexia - Ages 18-35: Rutgers University Newark is conducting a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study looking at the Brain Basis of Reading. PAID Volunteers are needed. Visit [rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/.../SV_6PEyKQHMVwBTg8K…](t.co/hpD6uoWo2s) to see if you are eligible. TY! ... See MoreSee Less
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ATTN NJ Families! Don't miss next week's free online workshop on NJ Tiered Systems of Supports - Early Reading. On Thursday, November 2, 2023 from 7 - 8 PM EDT, SPAN will present a webinar titled, "Preparing for Parent-Teacher Conferences: Discussing Early Reading."This important webinar will highlight the key predictive reading skills for students in kindergarten through grade 3 and will share ways to effectively communicate with teachers around your child's early reading skills development.Preparing for Parent-Teacher Conferences: Discussing Early ReadingThursday, November 2, 2023; 7 - 8 PM EDTREGISTER NOW: spanadvocacy-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsdeqtrTopHdI3e1rg7-jvhpktQ-J12OpB#/registrationAlso, help us spread the word... families will benefit from the information presented! ... See MoreSee Less
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Timeline photosFree virtual event for educators and parents! Join us on Tuesday, October 24 at 7 p.m. ET for the 2023 Fall Community Lecture with featured speaker Amy Margolis, PhD, presenting "Psychological Components of Reading Disabilities: Novel Interventions to Address Anxiety and Executive Functioning".Registration is required: bit.ly/453eXpH ... See MoreSee Less
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