EP.54- Assemblymember Bobby Carroll: Literacy Advocacy and Dyslexia

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Assemblymember Bobby Carroll: Literacy Advocacy and Dyslexia

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NYT

By Grace Ashford

January 3, 2024

As Literacy Lags, Hochul Proposes Changing How Schools Teach Reading

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/nyregion/new-york-schools-reading-hochul.html

“This is a very big deal, because for a long time, people realized what was going on was not working. But nobody stood up and said it needs to change,” Ms. Hochul said…

Assembly District 44

Assemblymember Robert Carroll’s Bio:

https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/about/

Assemblymember Carroll is the leading literacy advocate in the legislature. His Dyslexia Task Force Act, which establishes an expert panel to create standards for universal screening for dyslexia, evidence-based literacy interventions and professional development for teachers, is the first major piece of dyslexia and literacy legislation ever passed by the legislature.

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