The Petition
Decoding Dyslexia – NJ is a grassroots movement by NJ families to address the struggles we face in securing appropriate reading interventions for our children with dyslexia in NJ public schools.
We urge the current NJ Reading Disabilities Task Force as well as our local policy-makers to address the following topics:
1. Establishing a universal definition and understanding of the term “dyslexia” within our state education code.
2. Mandating early screening and identification of at-risk students.
3. Mandating NJ teacher certification and ongoing professional development to include training on dyslexia and appropriate intervention strategies.
4. Mandating the use of appropriate research based reading interventions for at-risk students in both general and special education programs.
5. Providing for access to assistive technology for all at-risk students in both general and special education programs.
We call on NJ policy-makers to support students with dyslexia. It is time for NJ Public Schools to catch up with the science on reading and dyslexia.
Show your support now – Sign our Petition
We need help in DELAWARE too, great work NJ!!
Email us directly at INFO@DecodingDyslexiaNJ.org, and we’ll send you information on how you can start a Decoding Dyslexia group in DE!
My daughter needs better support in NJ, she is profoundly dyslexic.
My Daughter got the diagnosis of dyslexia by the Neuro-developmental Pediatritian and the BOE in the town said is not accepted by them, How this can happen?
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