Hello and welcome back! On today’s episode of the Orton-Gillingham Podcast, we are speaking with special guest Jeanine Cyrwus about Dyslexia in D.C.
Jeanine has an M.Ed. in Special Education and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Education Leadership. She also has a Dyslexia Advocacy Certificate from the Dyslexia Training Institute.
Jeanine has an impressive 20 years of experience in the field of Special Education, with her focus being on learning difficulties and dyslexia. Positions that Jeanine has held include Classroom Special Education Teacher, Learning Specialist, Language Arts Coordinator at Oakwood School, and most recently, the Director of Outreach and Literacy at Oakwood School.
When asked about her passion, Jeanine responded, “I'm a mother to a child with dyslexia, dysgraphia and ADHD and I know what it's like to see your child struggle to read, not get appropriate intervention, and watch as this impacts their self-esteem.”
Jeanine joins us today to talk with us about her time in D.C. attending a Congressional Dyslexia Panel. In this panel, members of the Senate and Congress discussed the 21st Century Dyslexia Act. This bill will allow students to be identified by their school as students with dyslexia and will get them the specialized help they need to succeed.
So, what is the status of this bill, and why hasn’t it been passed yet? Jeanine goes through the ins and outs with our hosts and shares what you as a listener can do to help move this bill along and get it passed. Check the links below to see how to contact your state legislators about passing the 21st Century Dyslexia Act today!
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We want to thank Jeanine Cyrwus for joining us today and to remind everyone to make sure to check the links below for the resources discussed in today’s episode.
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Oakwood School
21st Century Dyslexia Act
IDEA Act
Phonics First® Level I In-Person Course - Annandale, VA July 24-28, 2023 (8:30 AM - 3:30 PM EST)
National Center on Improving Literacy
Decoding Dyslexia
Decoding Dyslexia VA – Action Alert Campaign
List of Senators and Congressmen and women supporting the 21st Century Dyslexia Act
Senate:
Senator Cassidy - Louisiana
Senator Kennedy - Louisiana
Senator Scott – South Carolina
Senator Graham – South Carolina
Senator Braun - Indiana
Senator Hickenlooper - Colorado
Congress:
Rep. Westerman - Arkansas
Rep. Brownley - California
Rep. Bucshon - Indianna
Rep. McGovern - Massachusetts
Rep. Palazzo- Mississippi
Rep. Golden - Maine
Rep. Manning – North Carolina
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