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  • 53% Get an A, what about the other half?

    53% Get an A, what about the other half?
    Oct 11 2026
    In this episode of Literacy Now Together, Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM sit down with Dr. Heather Peske, President of the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), and Ron Noble, NCTQ's Chief of Teacher Preparation, for a candid look at the findings of the Teacher Prep Review 2026: Decoding Progress in Reading Preparation. The report documents substantial progress: 53% of reviewed teacher preparation programs now earn an "A" for fully aligning with the five core components of scientifically-based reading instruction, up from 26% in 2023. But Peske and Noble make clear that the work is far from finished, with nearly half of programs still falling short, and one in five continuing to teach multiple practices that have been debunked by the research. The conversation examines what NCTQ's ratings can and cannot tell us about how well future teachers are prepared to teach reading, why opportunities to practice applying evidence-based instruction remain essential, and how we still have persistent gaps in preparing teachers to serve English Learners, struggling readers, and speakers of English language varieties. The group also explores the powerful roles states can play through rigorous program reviews, strong licensure tests, transparency, and meaningful consequences for programs that fail to improve. The discussion ultimately challenges parents and advocates to use NCTQ's data to push for a simple expectation: every teacher preparation program should equip future educators with the knowledge and skills to teach every child to read.Socials:X: @NCTQLinkedIn: @National Council on Teacher QualityFacebook: @teacherqualityNCTQ website: https://www.nctq.org/Resources:NCTQ Teacher Prep Review 2026: Decoding Progress in Reading PreparationNCTQ Teacher Prep Review 2026: State-Specific SummariesNCTQ False Assurances: Many State Licensure Tests Don't Signal Whether Elementary Teachers Understand Reading InstructionNAACP Resolution on DyslexiaLiteracy Now Together interview with Mike Duffey, Chancellor, Ohio Department of Higher EducationLiteracy Now Together interview with Steve Dackin, Director, Ohio Department of Higher EducationOhio 2025 Science of Reading Audit: Statewide ReportOhio Science of Reading Audit Metrics____________________________________________________________Parents for Reading Justice has teamed up with FULCRUM’s Kareem Weaver to bring you "Literacy Now, Together" — a podcast mini-series that takes a closer look at the reading crisis and explores real solutions with literacy leaders and families across the country. About Brett Tingley: ⁠⁠https://parentsforreadingjustice.org/brett-tingley-bio⁠⁠About Kareem Weaver: ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/KareemWeaverBio⁠⁠About Parents for Reading Justice: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/parentsforreadingjustice⁠⁠About FULCRUM:⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/fulcrumliteracy⁠⁠ DISCLAIMER: All information in this video is presented as our shared experience only, to help others understand our efforts and experience. Nothing presented herein should be construed as offering legal advice. We encourage everyone to seek professional legal advice for their circumstances. We welcome you to share your experiences with us on all matters relating to dyslexia as we are continuously learning new information to help push our cause to help as many people with dyslexia as possible. Thank you for your continued support!
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    1 ora e 17 min
  • Can Ohio Keep Going?

    Can Ohio Keep Going?
    Sep 6 2026

    In this episode of Literacy Now Together, Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM sit down with Steve Dackin, Director of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, for a wide-ranging conversation about Ohio’s ambitious effort to ensure every child becomes a confident reader. Dackin shares how strong gubernatorial leadership, parent advocacy, evidence-aligned instructional materials, professional learning, literacy coaching, transparency, and accountability are working together to move Ohio from policy to meaningful classroom implementation. He discusses the challenge of changing deeply rooted instructional practices, the critical role of principals as instructional leaders, lessons learned from states such as Mississippi and Louisiana, and Ohio’s efforts to align educator preparation programs with the Science of Reading. The conversation also explores the balance between state expectations and local control, the importance of grade-level content, and why strong policy only matters when it is implemented with fidelity in classrooms. Looking ahead to a change in state leadership, Dackin makes the case for sustained investment, continued accountability, and the critical need for ongoing grassroots advocacy as essential to protecting the progress already underway. Ohio cannot “take its foot off the pedal.” Ensuring every child learns to read is, as Dackin puts it, a “moral imperative”, but it is also a community challenge that policymakers cannot solve alone. Sustaining Ohio’s progress will require parents, educators, advocates, policymakers, and communities to keep literacy at the forefront and recognize that getting this right, in Ohio and across the nation, will take all hands on deck.

    Social Media Handles:

    Facebook: @OHEducation

    X: @OHEducation

    Instagram: @OHEducation

    LinkedIn: @oheducation

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OhioEdDept

    Resources mentioned:

    Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW)-

    https://education.ohio.gov/About/About-The-Director

    ODWE High-Quality Instructional Materials in English Language Arts-

    https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/English-Language-Art/Resources-for-English-Language-Arts/High-Quality-Instructional-Materials-in-ELA#approved-reading-intervention-programs

    NAACP Resolution on Dyslexia- https://naacp.org/resources/dyslexiaAmplify CKLA curriculum- https://amplify.comLiteracy Now interview with Karin Chenoweth- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Faccsgy-cpgOhio 2025 Science of Reading Audit: Statewide Report: https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/highered.ohio.gov/science-of-reading/2025/Statewide_Report_2025_FINAL.pdfOhio Science of Reading Audit Metrics: https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/highered.ohio.gov/ed-prep/Literacy/ODHE_Science_of_Reading_Audit_Metrics.pdf

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    Parents for Reading Justice has teamed up with FULCRUM’s Kareem Weaver to bring you "Literacy Now, Together" — a podcast mini-series that takes a closer look at the reading crisis and explores real solutions with literacy leaders and families across the country.

    About Brett Tingley: ⁠⁠https://parentsforreadingjustice.org/brett-tingley-bio⁠⁠

    About Kareem Weaver: ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/KareemWeaverBio⁠⁠

    About Parents for Reading Justice: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/parentsforreadingjustice⁠⁠

    About FULCRUM:⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/fulcrumliteracy⁠⁠

    DISCLAIMER: All information in this video is presented as our shared experience only, to help others understand our efforts and experience. Nothing presented herein should be construed as offering legal advice. We encourage everyone to seek professional legal advice for their circumstances. We welcome you to share your experiences with us on all matters relating to dyslexia as we are continuously learning new information to help push our cause to help as many people with dyslexia as possible. Thank you for your continued support!
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    1 ora e 20 min
  • Can Ohio Fix America's Reading Crisis?

    Can Ohio Fix America's Reading Crisis?
    Aug 2 2026

    In this episode of Literacy Now Together, Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM talk with Mike Duffey, Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education, about Ohio’s bold effort to ensure that every new teacher enters the classroom prepared to teach children to read. Duffey explains how Governor Mike DeWine’s literacy initiative has extended beyond K-12 schools into higher education, requiring teacher preparation programs to align with the Science of Reading and eliminate discredited practices such as three-cueing. The conversation takes listeners inside Ohio’s unusually rigorous approach: 73 faculty-developed measures of evidence-based reading instruction, comprehensive audits of teacher preparation programs, public reporting of results, and real consequences for programs that fail to come into alignment. Duffey also discusses why higher education can be slow to change, why transparency and parent advocacy matter, and how bipartisan leadership can help reforms endure beyond a single administration. Connecting literacy to civil rights, workforce development, and economic opportunity, Duffey argues that lasting reform requires more than legislation: Ohio must build a culture in which evidence-based reading instruction becomes an enduring expectation. Ultimately, the discussion offers both a roadmap for other states seeking to strengthen teacher preparation and a reminder that every child, especially the most vulnerable, deserves a teacher equipped with the knowledge, skills, and passion to teach them to read.Social Media Handles:Facebook: @OhioHigherEdX: @OhioHigherEdLinkedIn: @Ohio-Department-of-Higher-EducationYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OhioHigherEd Resources mentioned:ODHE Website: https://highered.ohio.gov/ODHE Science of Reading webpage: https://highered.ohio.gov/educators/academic-programs-policies/academic-program-approval/educator-preparation/science-of-reading/science-of-readingODHE 2025 Science of Reading Audit: Statewide Report: https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/highered.ohio.gov/science-of-reading/2025/Statewide_Report_2025_FINAL.pdfODHE Science of Reading Audit Metrics: https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/highered.ohio.gov/ed-prep/Literacy/ODHE_Science_of_Reading_Audit_Metrics.pdfThe Meadows Center For Preventing Educational Risk: https://meadowscenter.org/Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio: https://highered.ohio.gov/students/more-resources/imagination-librarySold A Story podcast: https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/The Right to Read Film: https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org/____________________________________________________________Parents for Reading Justice has teamed up with FULCRUM’s Kareem Weaver to bring you "Literacy Now, Together" — a podcast mini-series that takes a closer look at the reading crisis and explores real solutions with literacy leaders and families across the country. 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. About Brett Tingley: ⁠⁠https://parentsforreadingjustice.org/brett-tingley-bio⁠⁠About Kareem Weaver: ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/KareemWeaverBio⁠⁠About Parents for Reading Justice: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/parentsforreadingjustice⁠⁠About FULCRUM:⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/fulcrumliteracy⁠⁠ DISCLAIMER: All information in this video is presented as our shared experience only, to help others understand our efforts and experience. Nothing presented herein should be construed as offering legal advice. We encourage everyone to seek professional legal advice for their circumstances. Thank you for your continued support!
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    54 min
  • Poverty, Race, & Excellence In Schools

    Poverty, Race, & Excellence In Schools
    Jun 14 2026

    In this insightful episode of Literacy Now Together, hosts Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM welcome education journalist and author Karin Chenoweth for a wide-ranging conversation about what truly drives school improvement. Drawing on nearly two decades of studying high-performing schools serving students from low-income backgrounds and communities of color, Chenoweth challenges the notion that poverty and race determine academic outcomes. She argues that success begins with a shared belief that all children can learn—but that belief must be matched by coherent systems, strong instructional leadership, collective responsibility, and a relentless commitment to continuous improvement. Through stories from extraordinary schools and districts across the country, she illustrates how educators use data to learn rather than blame, work together rather than in isolation, and continually refine their practice based on evidence and student results. The conversation explores the critical role of principals in building cultures of improvement, the importance of learning from successful schools, and why reading failure should never be accepted as inevitable. Ultimately, Chenoweth offers a hopeful but challenging message: extraordinary outcomes are possible when educators stop making excuses, start studying success, and commit to doing the hard, systematic work required to ensure every child learns to read.Books:It's Being Done: Academic Success in Unexpected Schools (Harvard Education Press, 2007)https://hep.gse.harvard.edu/9781891792397/its-being-done/

    How It's Being Done: Urgent Lessons from Unexpected Schools (Harvard Education Press, 2009)https://hep.gse.harvard.edu/9781934742280/how-its-being-done/

    Getting It Done: Leading Academic Success in Unexpected Schools (Harvard Education Press, 2011), co-authored with

    Christina Theokashttps://hep.gse.harvard.edu/9781612501017/getting-it-done/

    Schools That Succeed: How Educators Marshal the Power of Systems for Improvement (Harvard Education Press, 2020)https://hep.gse.harvard.edu/9781682530290/schools-that-succeed/

    Districts That Succeed: Breaking the Correlation Between Race, Poverty, and Achievement (Harvard Education Press, 2021https://hep.gse.harvard.edu/9781682536261/districts-that-succeed/Podcast:ExtraOrdinary Districts: Ordinary Districts that Get ExtraOrdinary Results (The Education Trust)https://edtrust.org/rti/extraordinary-districts/Website:https://www.karinchenoweth.com

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    Parents for Reading Justice has teamed up with FULCRUM’s Kareem Weaver to bring you "Literacy Now, Together" — a podcast mini-series that takes a closer look at the reading crisis and explores real solutions with literacy leaders and families across the country. 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. About Brett Tingley: ⁠⁠https://parentsforreadingjustice.org/brett-tingley-bio⁠⁠

    About Kareem Weaver: ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/KareemWeaverBio⁠⁠

    About Parents for Reading Justice: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/parentsforreadingjustice⁠⁠

    About FULCRUM:⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/fulcrumliteracy⁠⁠ DISCLAIMER: All information in this video is presented as our shared experience only, to help others understand our efforts and experience. Nothing presented herein should be construed as offering legal advice. We encourage everyone to seek professional legal advice for their circumstances. We welcome you to share your experiences with us on all matters relating to dyslexia as we are continuously learning new information to help push our cause to help as many people with dyslexia as possible. Thank you for your continued support!
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    1 ora e 20 min
  • PRJ - Clarice Jackson Episode

    PRJ - Clarice Jackson Episode
    Apr 26 2026
    In this compelling episode of Literacy Now Together, Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM interview ClariceJackson, a nationally recognized literacy advocate and founder of The Voice Advocacy Center and Black Literacy Matters. Clarice recounts how her journey began with her daughter’s struggle to learn to read, leading her to challenge ineffective systems, master special education law, and ultimately create resources and pathways for other families. She emphasizes that parents are not peripheral to education, they are essential partners whose voices must be respected and amplified in decision-making spaces. The discussion explores the intersection of dyslexia, race, and access, including Clarice’s leadership in advancing a national NAACP resolution on dyslexia and her efforts to reframe literacy as both a civil rights issue and a community responsibility. With candor and urgency, the episode calls out gaps in teacher preparation, the misuse of ineffective curricula, and the need for leadership that prioritizes evidence-based instruction. Above all, Clarice offers a message of empowerment and action: families must not wait for the system to change, they can be the force that ensures children learn to read. Clarice's advocacy work, including her efforts to help her daughter Latecia learn to read, are featured in this 2014 KETV news video- https://www.ketv.com/article/woman-determined-to-help-children-escape-trap-of-dyslexia/7154270. It ends with wise words from Latecia, "Don't give up, keep reading, keep trying, read everything you see." Resources:Article- "Dyslexia Advocacy, Borne of Love and Tragedy, Drives Clarice Jackson"https://www.noiseomaha.com/culture/2021/10/6/vt7ep6201r60lmftd0907sy6w65323-etzl8 Voice Advocacy Centerhttps://www.voiceadvocacycenter.org/Black Literacy Mattershttps://blackliteracymatters.org/Decoding Dyslexia NEhttps://www.voiceadvocacycenter.org/decoding-dyslexia-nebraska/ The Reading League of Nebraskahttps://ne.thereadingleague.org/ NAACP 2014 Resolution on Dyslexiahttps://naacp.org/resources/dyslexiaSocial Media:Instagram: @blackliteracymatters_official@decodingdyslexiane@ladyclaricejacksonX:@voiceadvocacyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceadvocacycenter http://facebook.com/dispellingdyslexia@Decoding Dyslexia-NE@Black Literacy Matters Conference@The Reading League Nebraska@Clarice L. JacksonLinkedIn:@Voice Advocacy Center@Black Literacy Matters@Clarice Jackson____________________________________________________________Parents for Reading Justice has teamed up with FULCRUM’s Kareem Weaver to bring you "Literacy Now, Together" — a podcast mini-series that takes a closer look at the reading crisis and explores real solutions with literacy leaders and families across the country. 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. About Brett Tingley: ⁠https://parentsforreadingjustice.org/brett-tingley-bio⁠About Kareem Weaver: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/KareemWeaverBio⁠About Parents for Reading Justice: ⁠https://linktr.ee/parentsforreadingjustice⁠About FULCRUM:⁠https://linktr.ee/fulcrumliteracy⁠ DISCLAIMER: All information in this video is presented as our shared experience only, to help others understand our efforts and experience. Nothing presented herein should be construed as offering legal advice. We encourage everyone to seek professional legal advice for their circumstances. We welcome you to share your experiences with us on all matters relating to dyslexia as we are continuously learning new information to help push our cause to help as many people with dyslexia as possible. Thank you for your continued support!
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  • Literacy & Social Justice

    Literacy & Social Justice
    Mar 15 2026
    In this episode of Literacy Now Together, hosts Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM talk with Dr. Louise Bay Waters, retired superintendent in Oakland, California, and Dr. Kelly Carvajal Hageman, Chief Academic Officer in Milford, Delaware, about what it takes to move district reading outcomes at scale. Drawing on leadership experience in both a large urban system and smaller rural districts, they explain how sustained literacy gains only became possible with a superintendent who took ownership of literacy as a system responsibility, shielding schools from initiative overload, aligning resources, and protecting the time and focus required for deep implementation. From there, their districts moved from low literacy rates to high-impact classrooms by selecting evidence-aligned core curricula, using formative data to guide instruction, and developing principals as hands-on instructional leaders. The conversation also tackles the controversy over so-called “scripted” programs, emphasizes choosing programs based on results over ratings, and the importance of starting small and scaling carefully to build genuine teacher buy-in. The episode underscores a central theme: literacy is a social justice issue, and durable gains require coherent systems, inclusive and supported Tier 1 instruction, and leadership at every level committed to ensuring all children learn to read.Resources:Open Court- https://www.mheducation.com/prek-12/program/microsites/MKTSP-THA19M01?srsltid=AfmBOorHRMbb2afYKZT31G1cryNrUuSSnT_KmB6uw6qT1tmZcg-fp2g7Bookworms- https://access.openupresources.org/curricula/bookworms-k5Dr. Sharon Wapole- https://www.cehd.udel.edu/faculty-bio/sharon-walpole/Ed Reports- https://edreports.org/Socials:Louise Bay WatersLinkedIn: @Louise WatersKelly Carvajal HagemanLinkedIn: @Kelly Carvajal HagemanX: @CarvajalHageman____________________________________________________________Parents for Reading Justice has teamed up with FULCRUM’s Kareem Weaver to bring you "Literacy Now, Together" — a podcast mini-series that takes a closer look at the reading crisis and explores real solutions with literacy leaders and families across the country. 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.About Brett Tingley: https://parentsforreadingjustice.org/brett-tingley-bioAbout Kareem Weaver: https://tinyurl.com/KareemWeaverBioAbout Parents for Reading Justice: https://linktr.ee/parentsforreadingjusticeAbout FULCRUM:https://linktr.ee/fulcrumliteracy DISCLAIMER: All information in this video is presented as our shared experience only, to help others understand our efforts and experience. Nothing presented herein should be construed as offering legal advice. We encourage everyone to seek professional legal advice for their circumstances. We welcome you to share your experiences with us on all matters relating to dyslexia as we are continuously learning new information to help push our cause to help as many people with dyslexia as possible. Thank you for your continued support!
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    1 ora e 21 min
  • Dyslexia, Race, Power and Advocacy

    Dyslexia, Race, Power and Advocacy
    Feb 5 2026
    In this powerful episode of Literacy Now Together, Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM sit down with Winifred Winston and LeDerick Horne, co-hosts of the Black and Dyslexic podcast, for an unflinching conversation about dyslexia, race, power, and advocacy. Winston and Horne share how the Black and Dyslexic podcast emerged from lived experiences and a lack of representation in the dyslexia advocacy movement, and why centering Black families is essential to dismantling stigma and low expectations that too often harm Black children. Together, the guests and hosts explore the realities Black parents face navigating schools, IEPs, and special education systems; the importance of culturally grounded storytelling and community-specific outreach; and what true partnership looks like beyond good intentions. The episode underscores that literacy justice requires intentionality in teacher preparation, curriculum, leadership, and inclusion, and also that dyslexia awareness, when paired with evidence-based instruction and authentic partnerships, can be a powerful lever for healing families and transforming schools.About Winifred WinstonBlack & Dyslexic Podcast https://rss.com/podcasts/black-and-dyslexic/Dyslexia Word Search Puzzle Book https://a.co/d/7XUGEG1Dyslexia Advocation, Inc https://www.soallcanread.org Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/soallcanreadhttps://www.instagram.com/blackanddyslexic Founding Board Member: The Institute for Black Literacyhttps://blackliteracymatters.orgSEE US - Special Education Excellence for Underserved Students. https://www.seeusadvocacy.org/ About LeDerick HorneLeDerick’s website:https://lederick.comLeDerick’s new video course for families and educatorshttps://lederick.com/courses/LeDerick is co-founder and board chairman at “All In for Inclusive Education”https://www.allinforinclusiveed.org/The book LeDerick co-authored: “Empowering Students with Hidden Disabilities: A Path of Pride and Success”https://a.co/d/iE2n1Hh Socials: Instagram: @blackanddyslexic X: @soallcanreadFacebook: @soallcanread (Dyslexia Advocation)LinkedIn: @ Dyslexia Advocation IncResources:Black and Dyslexic podcast websitehttps://www.soallcanread.org/b-a-d-podcast.htmlOn Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-and-dyslexic/id1588272642___________________________________________________________Parents for Reading Justice has teamed up with FULCRUM’s Kareem Weaver to bring you "Literacy Now, Together" — a podcast mini-series that takes a closer look at the reading crisis and explores real solutions with literacy leaders and families across the country. 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.About Brett Tingley: https://parentsforreadingjustice.org/brett-tingley-bioAbout Kareem Weaver: https://tinyurl.com/KareemWeaverBioAbout Parents for Reading Justice: https://linktr.ee/parentsforreadingjusticeAbout FULCRUM:https://linktr.ee/fulcrumliteracy DISCLAIMER: All information in this video is presented as our shared experience only, to help others understand our efforts and experience. Nothing presented herein should be construed as offering legal advice. We encourage everyone to seek professional legal advice for their circumstances. We welcome you to share your experiences with us on all matters relating to dyslexia as we are continuously learning new information to help push our cause to help as many people with dyslexia as possible. Thank you for your continued support!
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  • When do I Take Action When It Comes to my Child’s Right to Read.

    When do I Take Action When It Comes to my Child’s Right to Read.
    Dec 24 2025
    In this timely and hard-hitting episode of Literacy Now Together, hosts Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM are joined by parent advocates Lindsay Nofelt and Niki Sidler Richardson for a powerful coast-to-coast conversation on dyslexia, accountability, and the growing role of the courts in enforcing every student's right to learn to read. Drawing from landmark legal cases in California and Tennessee, the guests examine how school systems have promoted students without teaching them to read, how assistive technology and accommodations can mask, rather than remediate, reading failure, and why precedent-setting rulings matter for families, educators, districts, and colleges of education alike. Together, they unpack the tension between ideology and evidence, expose how inequities are reinforced by ineffective literacy instruction, and argue that reading is not a political issue but a civil right, one that demands urgency, fidelity to research, and unwavering accountability to children and their futures.RESOURCESReading For Berkeleyhttps://www.readingforberkeley.org/Berkeley Parents Unionhttps://www.berkeleyparentsunion.org/Berkeleyside articlehttps://www.berkeleyside.org/2023/06/01/opinion-actions-reading-successEdSource article - TN Dyslexia Alliancehttps://www.tndyslexiaalliance.com/ClarksvilleNow.come article, 'This kid can't read'https://www.tndyslexiaalliance.com/SOCIALSLindsay:Facebook- @read4berkeleyInstagram- @read4berkeleyLinkedIn- @Reading for BerkeleyX- @read4berkeleyNiki: Facebook- @Niki-Sidler-RichardsonInstagram- @tndyslexiaallianceLinkedIn- @Niki Sidler RichardsonX- @NikiSidlerCALT____________________________________________________________Parents for Reading Justice has teamed up with FULCRUM’s Kareem Weaver to bring you "Literacy Now, Together" — a podcast mini-series that takes a closer look at the reading crisis and explores real solutions with literacy leaders and families across the country. 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.About Brett Tingley: https://parentsforreadingjustice.org/brett-tingley-bioAbout Kareem Weaver: https://tinyurl.com/KareemWeaverBioAbout Parents for Reading Justice: https://linktr.ee/parentsforreadingjusticeAbout FULCRUM:https://linktr.ee/fulcrumliteracy Join us on our socials, watch our documentary, take our Masterclass, register your parent group, pay it forward, and DONATE!DISCLAIMER: All information in this video is presented as our shared experience only, to help others understand our efforts and experience. Nothing presented herein should be construed as offering legal advice. We encourage everyone to seek professional legal advice for their circumstances. We welcome you to share your experiences with us on all matters relating to dyslexia as we are continuously learning new information to help push our cause to help as many people with dyslexia as possible. Thank you for your continued support!#literacynow #readinginstruction #education #awareness #teacher #teaching #fyp #change
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