Episode 002 - Literacy Now - Kerry Agins

SUMMARY:  In this episode, we meet with Kerry Agins, an Ohio attorney who represents individuals with disabilities. Kerry provided the Upper Arlington parent group legal advice as it worked through a systemic group complaint. That process ultimately flipped the school district from a balanced literacy approach to reading instruction, to one grounded in the science of reading. Join this informative conversation on issues ranging from special education laws that protect children with learning disabilities in a school setting, to a case study in a systemic group complaint, demonstrating the power of parent advocacy groups. You are sure to come away feeling activated to bring change to your district! RESOURCES:  Book - ⁠⁠Overcoming Dyslexia⁠⁠, by Sally Shaywitz ⁠⁠ Books⁠ by Peter W. D. Wright⁠ ⁠Wrightslaw ⁠ Website⁠⁠ ______________________________ Parents For Reading Justice is a nonprofit grassroots movement dedicated to ensuring every child learns to read by engaging parents and educators in adopting the science of teaching reading. Our mission is to activate, train, and guide parent groups to flip their school districts to evidence-based reading instruction. Our vision is to speed the nationwide shift to evidence-based literacy instruction so that 95% of students read proficiently. ______________________________ Host Brett Tingley is the President of OH-KID, a grassroots parent group dedicated to ensuring all children in Ohio learn to read. She is also an advisory board member of the International Dyslexia Association Central Ohio. She is the founder and President of Parents for Reading Justice. ______________________________ Please join us on our socials, watch our documentary, take our Masterclass, register your parent group, pay it forward and DONATE on our website! ⁠⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠Our Dyslexic Children - Documentary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Masterclass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Parent Group Directory⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠Donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ParentsForReadingJustice.org⁠⁠⁠