Legislation passed last August to issue a memorandum intended to help students with dyslexia get screened earlier and receive necessary resources is coming into effect this summer. Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon, D-Brooklyn, met with students and adults affected by dyslexia in the Legislative Office Building to celebrate the third Annual Dyslexia […]
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Lawmakers hope to give teachers more training to recognize dyslexia in the classroom
As someone who struggled with dyslexia from kindergarten through college, Senator John Brooks is supporting legislation he says would give dyslexic students the assistance he didn’t have when he was in school. Brooks, D-Seaford, is a cosponsor of bill S.2534 that would require training of teachers in the area of […]