Rhode Island Advocacy for Children Announces a Collaborative October Dyslexia Awareness Month Program

For Immediate Release - October 21, 2015 – Decoding Dyslexia RI announces its collaboration with Rhode Island Advocacy for Children to organize and informative evening with top experts speaking on what challenges the state
of Rhode Island faces when it comes to serving students with language based learning differences. This
event will be held at:

Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane, in Warwick, RI
From: 6:00 - 8:00 PM on Wednesday, October 28, 2015.

In celebration of Dyslexia Awareness Month, we have brought together a distinguished selection of
professionals who are committed to working together toward achieving educational excellence for
children in Rhode Island Schools. Our lineup of speakers includes:

The Honorable Representative Eileen Naughton
Dr. Julie Wilson, Ph.D.
Dr. Andrea Winokur Kotula, Ed.D.
Cris Brodeur, CEO & Christine Barrington Esq., Chief General Counsel at ACCESS! Education Consulting

Please check out our events page to get the complete schedule www.riadvocacyforchildren.org/events

Rhode Island Advocacy for Children educates, supports, and empowers families to be equal
partners in the education of their children who have learning disabilities. Positive changes are
made by educating and collaborating with key stakeholders at our community, state and
national levels.

Decoding Dyslexia – RI is a grassroots movement driven by Rhode Island families concerned about
limitations & educational interventions surrounding Dyslexia within our public schools. We aim to raise
dyslexia awareness, empower families to support their children and inform policy-makers on best
practices to identify, remediate and support students with dyslexia in RI public schools. We are the 34th
State to join the movement across the nation!!!

Mission: We are advocating for Rhode Island to implement the following:
• Mandatory teacher training on dyslexia, its warning signs and appropriate intervention strategies
• Mandatory early screening tests for dyslexia

Rhode Island Advocacy for Children Announces a Collaborative Dyslexia Awareness Month Program

Mandatory dyslexia remediation programs that have been scientifically proven to be effective, which can be accessed by both general and special education populations • Access to appropriate assistive technologies and accommodations in the public school setting for students with dyslexia. For more information on Decoding Dyslexia RI, our website is www.decodingdysleiari.org, or please go to our Facebook page and explore under the “Notes” tab for more information. We are on Twitter, Pinterst and Google. www.decodingdyslexiari.org

Rhode Island Advocacy for Children educates, supports, and empowers families to be equal partners in the education of their children who have learning disabilities. Positive changes are made by educating and collaborating with key stakeholders at our community, state and national levels. Rhode Island Advocacy for Children’s notable achievements, services provided, key leadership, and our history can be found on our website. www.riadvocacyforchildren.org

Media Contact:
Joseph A Santiago Communications & IT Director
www.RIAdvocacyforChildren.org
joes@riadvocacyforchildren.org
Office: 401-363-9899