Decoding Dyslexia Indiana
"DD-IN is a grassroots movement of parents seeking to raise awareness about dyslexia. We believe Indiana can emerge as THE leader in literacy."
Train pre-service and in-service teachers on a multisensory phonetic reading approach.
Provide for access to dyslexia specific assistive technologies for all at-risk students in both general and special education programs.
Establish a universal definition and understanding of the term “dyslexia” within our state education code consistent with the IDA definition.
Mandate the use of appropriate evidence based reading interventions for at-risk students in both general and special education programs.
Assure early screening and identification of at-risk students.
Establish a state literacy task force that includes highly trained individuals in multi-sensory phonetic based language instruction.