Dyslexia Newsletter

The Literacy Task Force, a sub-group of the Chatham Special Education Advisory Group (SEPAG) researched and produced this newsletter to raise awareness and understanding of dyslexia.

Kathleen Ryan
USDOE Dyslexia Guidance Letter

A letter focusing on the unique educational needs of children with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia, which are conditions that could qualify a child as a child with a specific learning disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Jessica Tyo
NJDOE Dylexia Guidance Letter

The purpose of this memo is to clarify the requirements regarding the need for annual goals and objectives in IEPs for students with disabilities, particularly for those students being educated in general education programs.

Jessica Tyo
Decoding Dyslexia

Decoding Dyslexia is a network of parent-led grassroots movements across the country concerned with the limited access to educational interventions for dyslexia within the public education system. Decoding Dyslexia aims to raise dyslexia awareness, empower families to support their children and inform policy-makers on best practices to identify, remediate and support students with dyslexia.

Jessica Tyo
NJ Dyslexia Handbook

Handbook developed to provide information to educators, students, families, and community members about dyslexia, early literacy development, and best practices for identification, instruction, and accommodation of students who have reading difficulties.

Jessica Tyo
The International Dyslexia Association

The purpose of IDA is to pursue and provide the most comprehensive range of information and services that address the full scope of dyslexia and related difficulties in learning to read and write … in a way that creates hope, possibility and partnership.

Jessica Tyo