Dyslexia Advisory Council Alabama

Official Twitter account of the Dyslexia Advisory Council of Alabama

The Dyslexia Advisory Council was created to serve in the State of Alabama.

[Dyslexia Advisory Council Alabama @CouncilAlabama]

Share with your legislators!

Scientific research has shown how children learn to read and how they should be taught. But many educators don't know the science and, in some cases, actively resist it. As a result, millions of kids are being set up to fail.
https://t.co/XRkGBM0n59

[Sonya Yates, CALT @Sonyayates]

So excited to speak at the 10th Spotlight on Dyslexia virtual conference hosted by @Learning_Ally! I look forward to sharing insights & strategies for supporting students with dyslexia. Join me & other experts in the field…register now: https://t.co/TcbPa9kwuU #dyslexia #SPOD25

[ExcelinEd @ExcelinEd]

NEXT MONTH: Sonya Yates, our Associate Director, Early Literacy, will be speaking at the @Learning_Ally Spotlight on Dyslexia virtual conference. Join her and other experts in the field: https://t.co/zsm88yRHX3 #dyslexia #SPOD24

[Literacy Reimagined Conference @LiteracyReimag1]

📷Calling all Middle and High School Reading and ELA Teachers!📷

Join us at the Literacy Reimagined conference for the Adolescent Literacy sessions on March 7-8, 2024 at the University of South Alabama!

Find out more here: https://t.co/exR6RumcKU

[Shelley Vail-Smith @Vail_Smith]

@LiteracyReimag1 @CouncilAlabama @AlabamaReading @kymyona_burk @weedentracy We are in a crisis with adolescent literacy. I can’t wait to learn from these national experts!

[Dyslexia Advisory Council Alabama @CouncilAlabama]

@VickieChappelle @Alabama_Reading @AlabamaAchieves @RepTerriCollins 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Alabama Science of Reading @AlabamaReading]

Way to go, Dr. Mackey and SBOE members! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@AlabamaAchieves @egmackey @CouncilAlabama @aplusala @RepTerriCollins

[Dyslexia Advisory Council Alabama @CouncilAlabama]

In October 2023, @GovernorKayIvey made history honoring Alabama #Dyslexia therapists. Learn more: https://t.co/ygEjcdv8gi Thank you, Governor Ivey! #CALT #1in5 #CALTs #Alabama

[Dyslexia Advisory Council Alabama @CouncilAlabama]

Thank you to @GovernorKayIvey for being the first Governor in the NATION to recognize the hard work and dedication it takes to achieve this honor.

#UntilTheyAllCanRead
#AlabamaCALT

@Trish_Crain @aldotcom @WKRG @BillCassidy

[Governor Kay Ivey @GovernorKayIvey]

It was a pleasure to host Alabama’s Certified Academic Language Therapists to the Governor’s Mansion this afternoon. These professionals work tirelessly to change our students’ lives for the better, enhancing literacy and communication — I couldn’t commend them more! #alpolitics

[ExcelinEd @ExcelinEd]

How do states bridge the early literacy policy gap between all students and those with dyslexia or other reading-related disorders? @Sonyayates breaks it down on the blog. https://t.co/ctfjh1GsZU
#DyslexiaAwarenessMonth

[ExcelinEd in Action @ExcelinAction]

Last week, Associate Director of Early Literacy @Sonyayates joined the Oklahoma Senate Education Committee to discuss the best practices in early literacy and implementation. @MaryDahlgren @j_zakery #OKLeg #OKEdu #EarlyLiteracy

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

WATCH: @rehemaellis covers the science of reading on @NBCNightlyNews. #SoR #msedu cc: @mrsmc16 @RankinSchools @MissDeptEd @kymyona_burk

[Alabama Science of Reading @AlabamaReading]

Maybe we should lower the reading cut score so we continue to promote students into grade levels where they don’t have the skills to be successful.

Seems like #ALBOE believes that anyway.

[Sonya Yates, CALT @Sonyayates]

Reading should be a RIGHT not a miracle.

#UntilTheyAllCanRead

[Monica Stallworth Ed. S @MonicaStallwor5]

Spending the morning sharing our knowledge of Dyslexia was time well spent. The participants were very engaging and attentive.
@Alabama_Reading @AlabamaAchieves @MobilePublicSch @VickieChappelle
@CouncilAlabama

[Stephanie Stollar @sstollar6]

This conference is for college and university professors, program directors and deans to learn, network and share resources on aligning educator preparation to reading research. October 11 in Columbus, Ohio, before IDA’s fall conference.
Help spread the word!
@KJWinEducation

[Vickie Chappelle @VickieChappelle]

Truth! @Alabama_Reading

[Dyslexia Advisory Council Alabama @CouncilAlabama]

Screen ALL K-3 students for the risk factors of dyslexia. 💯💯

Only screening those “flagged” by a computer adaptive assessment is old school and part of the wait to fail model. 👎🏻👎🏻

#SayDyslexia

Say it until they hear you! 📣📣👂🏻👂🏻

[ExcelinEd @ExcelinEd]

To ensure every child has the best opportunity to learn to read, states can consider requiring schools to screen all students for the characteristics of dyslexia. @Sonyayates explains how: https://t.co/vm3cogdfN9

[Dyslexia Advisory Council Alabama @CouncilAlabama]

#LiteracyForALL

[Marilyn Muller @1in5advocacy]

I can personally attest to this.

We pulled our child from an "A" Massachusetts public school after 3rd grade, because she could not read at grade level proficiently (grade level is a low expectation). #FAPEdenied

We were privileged to be able to sacrifice lifelong savings to enroll her in a Science of Reading #OrtonGillingham-based private school, and transport here each day, each way. It took two entire school years (i.e., 4th and 5th grade) of intensive 1:1 daily lessons to remediate the academic harm caused by Balanced Literacy (e.g., @LucyCalkins Units of Study, 3-cueing). #readingcrisis

Tell me happens to the children (and their families) that cannot afford the financial burden of private tutoring &/or private school tuition &/or private transportation.

“The link between academic failure and delinquency, violence and crime is welded to reading failure.” ~U.S. Department of Justice

#LiteracyIsEquity in education. NO ONE will EVER convince me otherwise.

[Dyslexia Advisory Council Alabama @CouncilAlabama]

@Dale_Chu @greezbock @aplusala 🥲🥲

[Corinn O'Brien @CorinnOBrien]

We need to keep the momentum of the literacy act implementation going, not slow it down.