Beyond the Headlines with Cheryl Jennings: Dyslexia
BEYOND THE HEADLINES WITH CHERYL JENNINGS
February 21, 2016 at 4:30PM
Dyslexia
You may not know this stunning statistic... one in five kids has dyslexia, which is a brain processing disorder that makes it hard for them to read.
Just in California, there are more than six million children in school, so 20% means more than 1.2 million students with dyslexia. Many of those cases have gone undiagnosed, but a new law is aimed at changing that situation.
Today's powerful show shares the stories of people who live with dyslexia and the movement led by families, educators, and experts concerned with the limited access to educational interventions for the disorder.
WATCH VIDEO: Lt. Gov. Newsom talks about dyslexia with ABC7's Cheryl Jennings
WATCH FULL VIDEO: Lt. Gov. talks to ABC7 about challenges with dyslexia
Studio Guests
The Honorable Gavin Newsom
California Lieutenant Governor
Sophia Granucci
Lives with Dyslexia
Sophia's Dyslexia Fight Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LwCLPQzhqE
Lisa Granucci
Sophia's Mother
Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
Author, Overcoming Dyslexia
Founder/Co-Director, The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity
https://www.facebook.com/YaleDyslexia
Tobie Meyer
Decoding Dyslexia California
http://decodingdyslexiaca.org/
https://www.facebook.com/DecodingDyslexiaCA/
https://twitter.com/DDCalifornia
https://www.instagram.com/decoding_dyslexia_ca/
Fumiko Hoeft, M.D. Ph.D.
UCSF Dyslexia Center
Director, brainLENS (Laboratory for Educational NeuroScience)
https://www.facebook.com/UCSFdyslexia/
https://twitter.com/FumikoHoeft
Other Resources:
The Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act
Click here to print up the following list of Dyslexia resources (3 page PDF)
Northern California (Bay Area) Resources:
Decoding Dyslexia CA
Northern California Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
Bright Solutions for Dyslexia
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Parent Training & Information Center for Contra Costa, San Joaquin & Alameda Counties
Parents Helping Parents (PHP)
Parent Training & Information Center for Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, San Benito & Monterey
Counties
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
Parent Training & Information Center for San Francisco County
Matrix Parent Network & Resource Center
Parent Training & Information Center for Marin, Napa & Solano Counties
Disability Rights of California
Community Alliance for Special Education
PEN (Parents Education Network)
www.parentseducationnetwork.org
Project Second Chance - Adult Literacy Program for Contra Costa County
UCSF Dyslexia Center
Office of Civil Rights CA
Southern California Resources:
Dyslexia Training Institute
www.dyslexiatraininginstitute.org
CSUN's Special Education Literacy Clinic
www.csun.edu/teaching-learning-counseling-consortium/special-education-reading-clinic
International Dyslexia Association - Los Angeles Branch
Tri-Counties International Dyslexia Association
International Dyslexia Association - San Diego Branch
University of San Diego Legal Clinic
www.sandiego.edu/law/free-legal-assistance/
National Resources:
Decoding Dyslexia
Find the grassroots movement in your state
Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity
International Dyslexia Association
Learning Ally
Dyslexic Advantage
Parent Center Hub
Find your Parent Training & Information Center for your area
Understood
Association of Educational Therapists
Eye to Eye
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Dyslexia Help at the University of Michigan
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Bookshare
Wrightslaw
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