Dyslexia Allies of WNY

Dyslexia Allies of WNY Dyslexia Allies of WNY is a local chapter of Decoding Dyslexia- NY & we are allies of all dyslexics!

Dyslexia Allies of WNY is a local chapter of Decoding Dyslexia โ€“ NY, and we are allies of all dyslexia groups. We a parent lead group that connects families to resources, support, educational interventions; raises awareness about dyslexia; and advocates for science based instruction for all students in New York State. Dyslexia Allies of WNY Resource document that includes evaluators, tutors, and t

rainings that some parents have found helpful: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kg1KqbxgEHOwuqKMMuWIGIg5PVmPhDVD4ySOtbcoZ64/edit?usp=sharing

View NYS Public comments about dyslexia and literacy here: www.tinyurl.com/NYSLiteracyCollectiveImpact

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Parents who lead! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™Œ
09/11/2026

Parents who lead! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™Œ

๐Ÿ“šโค๏ธ SAVE THE DATE! โค๏ธ๐Ÿ“š

Dyslexia Awareness Month Event
๐Ÿ“… October 9th, 2026
โฐ 6:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Ga***rd Cary Room at Roswell Park

We are SO excited to partner with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Parent Network of WNY again this year for another powerful Dyslexia Awareness Month event! โค๏ธ

This year, weโ€™re taking awareness to the next level with a Dyslexia Simulation AND a Student Panel!

โœจ Want to help raise awareness?
We are looking for students with Dyslexia who would be interested in joining our student panel to share their experiences, their strengths, their challenges, and their stories.

What better way to help adults understand Dyslexia than by hearing directly from the students who experience it every day? ๐Ÿซถ

If your child has Dyslexia and would like to be considered for the panel, please email [email protected].

More details and registration information coming soon!

โค๏ธ Come learn. Come listen. Come understand. Come advocate.
Because when we understand Dyslexia, we can better support the 1 in 5 who experience it.

07/18/2026
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Thanks for sharing Long Island Literacy Coalition.
07/13/2026

Thanks for sharing Long Island Literacy Coalition.

๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด
The Board of Regents meets on Monday, July 13. Agenda highlights will include:

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ (๐—–๐—ฆ๐—œ):
Department staff will present a proposal for a scaffolded approach to supporting schools identified for CSI to include adjustments to timelines for entering Superintendent Receivership.

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€:
Department staff will present a proposed regulatory amendment to streamline the process for applicants for coaching licenses and strengthen the process for approving providers of coaching coursework.

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€:
Department staff will present proposed regulatory amendments to revise the literacy coursework and/or clinical experience requirements in teacher preparation programs that focus on literacy instruction to ensure that candidates are prepared to teach evidence-based literacy instruction, and to make corresponding changes to the SWD (Birth-Grade 2) and SWD (All Grades) certificate requirements.

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†:
Department staff will present a proposed addition of section 59.17 to the Commissionerโ€™s regulations to authorize the Department to grant Temporary Charitable Practice Authority for individuals licensed and in good standing in another jurisdiction to provide uncompensated professional services within New York State for charitable, humanitarian, educational, public health, or community service purposes that address professional workforce shortages or unmet service needs affecting underserved populations.

For full details and meeting materials, visit:
https://bit.ly/40mU0pL

Watch the meeting live beginning at 9:00 AM: https://bit.ly/4uezuW9

07/10/2026

ATTENTION Parents! ๐Ÿ“ข ANNOUNCEMENT

๐Ÿ“– FREE Parent Series from Everyone Reading Illinois
All sessions are virtual, free, and run 6:30โ€“7:30 PM. Whether your child has a diagnosis or you just have questions, these evenings are for YOU.

โœ… July 14 โ€” What Is Dyslexia (and What Is Not)? https://buytickets.at/everyonereadingillinois/2187437
Does your child have dyslexia โ€” or do you wonder if they might?
Join us July 14 at 6:30 PM for What Is Dyslexia (and What Is Not?) โ€” a free, research-informed session that cuts through the confusion.
We'll cover:
๐Ÿง  What dyslexia actually is (and common myths)
๐Ÿ‘€ Signs across ages and why schools often miss it
๐Ÿ“š What structured literacy and explicit instruction look like
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ How to advocate for your child
You'll even experience a short simulation that builds real empathy for what struggling readers go through every day.
FREE. Virtual. No experience needed.
๐Ÿ”— Register: https://buytickets.at/everyonereadingillinois/2187437

And there is more...

โœ… September 15 โ€” Back to School: How to Start the Year Right for Your Struggling Reader
https://buytickets.at/everyonereadingillinois/2187462

โœ… October 20 โ€” Central Auditory Processing Disorder: Implications for Student Learning with
Dr. Jeanane Ferre, PhD
https://buytickets.at/everyonereadingillinois/2187483

Save the dates. Share with a parent who needs this.

07/04/2026

๐Ÿ“ข ANNOUNCEMENT ๐Ÿ“– FREE Parent Series from Everyone Reading Illinois
All sessions are virtual, free, and run 6:30โ€“7:30 PM. Whether your child has a diagnosis or you just have questions, these evenings are for YOU.
โœ… July 14 โ€” What Is Dyslexia (and What Is Not)? https://buytickets.at/everyonereadingillinois/2187437
โœ… September 15 โ€” Back to School: How to Start the Year Right for Your Struggling Reader
https://buytickets.at/everyonereadingillinois/2187462
โœ… October 20 โ€” Central Auditory Processing Disorder: Implications for Student Learning with
Dr. Jeanane Ferre, PhD
https://buytickets.at/everyonereadingillinois/2187483
Save the dates. Share with a parent who needs this.

Thanks Illinois!
06/23/2026

Thanks Illinois!

The Dyslexia Toolkit provides evidence-based assessment and curricular materials focused on learners with dyslexia, those with other specific learning disabilities, as well as students who struggle with reading. The toolkit includes websites, books, videos, podcasts, screeners, training opportunitie...

05/22/2026

โ˜€๏ธ Support your developing reader this summer with confidence, connection, and joyful literacy experiences!
Join us for a special virtual session with Dr. Katie Pace Miles, nationally recognized literacy expert, Co-Founder & Principal Investigator of CUNY Reading Corps, and Founder of The Reading Institute.
๐Ÿ“š Learn practical ways to:
โœจ Strengthen early reading skills at home
โœจ Support emerging and striving PKโ€“2 readers
๐ŸŽ Attend LIVE and receive a printed copy of either the
Caregiver Early Word-Reading Guide or the
Caregiver Letter Learning Guide

This session is designed for families, caregivers, and educators who want meaningful, research-informed strategies to support young readers all summer long.

๐Ÿ—“ June 3, 2026
โฐ 9:00 AM EST

Register today!
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qaO_FoPMSDiQqCDCzU1iOA #/registration

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