2023 Legislative Action Alert
Rotunda Rally - Contact your Minnesota Representative and Senator to support the Read Act:
In order to further gain support for the bills, we need your help. Please contact both your MN Senator and your MN Representative to educate them on the issue and why it is important.
- Find your MN Senator and MN Representative here.
- Write and email a letter to them using this template (.doc). In the letter, share your story and ask for their support for the Read Act bills.
- Make an appointment to meet your legislators.
- RSVP for the 2023 Rally and Minnesota Literacy Day at the Capitol.
- Fill out a Door Sign to leave with your Legislators with a 3” x 5” (vertical) photo of your child. Bring 2 copies - one for your Senator and one for your Representative.
- Rally Information Flyer
- Pre-Rally packet (things to know for the day, door sign, share your story, talking points, Capitol map, tunnel map)
Here is general information about the legislative process and communicating with legislators.
Other Ways to Take Action for Students with Dyslexia
How to reach out to your school (Principals, Special Education Director, School Board members):
- Continue to advocate for your children, talk to your schools about dyslexia and give them a copy of the paper produced by MDE called Navigating the School System when a child is struggling with Reading or Dyslexia. (Note that some statutes have been revised since publication.)
- Provide the statement released in October 2015 by Michael Yudin from the U.S. Department of Education clarifying that there is nothing in IDEA that prohibits the use of the terms dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia in the IDEA evaluation, eligibility determinations, and the IEP documents.
- Provide the statement released in November 2015 by Michael Yudin from the U.S. Department of Education stating that children with disabilities must be held to high expectations and meaningful access to a State's academic content standards. The IEP must align with the content standards for the grade that the child is enrolled.
What Else Can I do?
- Follow us on Social Media @DyslexiaMN:
- Minnesota parents can join our Parent Support FB Group.
- Share this website with your family, friends, and school.
- Talk to your local library about doing a display of dyslexia books during October's Dyslexia Awareness Month (see books ideas under the Resource section).
- Make a donation to support our activities.
- Get involved at a local level:
- Contact us to see if your district has a Facebook dyslexia community page
- Get involved in your local PTA/PTO.
- Go to your school board meeting. Template letter. Template speech.
- Join a variety of district committees, talk to other parents at local events, and discuss dyslexia with educators.
- Get educated about Dyslexia - See Resource page.
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