BIG CHANGES ARE COMING FOR TEXAS STUDENTS

As you likely know, parents from Decoding Dyslexia Park Cities have been working with parents, educators, and advocates across the state to improve dyslexia education in Texas. As of this weekend, the Beckley Wilson Act is now state law, and that means big changes for students with dyslexia.

Thank you to everyone who advocated for the Beckley Wilson Act. A very special thanks to our area legislators, Senator Tan Parker and Representative Morgan Meyer who championed the bipartisan bill every step of the way!

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NEWS & NEEDS

Several members of the DDPC leadership team recently met with HPISD's new superintendent, Dr. Mike Rockwood. We are very encouraged by what Dr. Rockwood had to say, and we expect he will be a very powerful advocate for students with dyslexia and other learning differences.

The DDPC leadership team is looking for more volunteers! Parents can be as involved as they'd like to be. Whether you can donate a carafe of coffee for a meeting, forward an email, talk with district leaders, or help plan district events - there is something for everyone! Those interested should send an email to decodingdyslexiaparkcities@gmail.com.

ELA CURRICULUM RESOURCES

Last school year, HPISD transitioned from balanced literacy to a curriculum based on the science of reading. The administrators who led the transition, Amy Wood and Mary Webb, prepared a very informative presentation for Decoding Dyslexia's April parent meeting. The information has been available at ddpc.org for some time, but it is also linked below. Please feel free to share the information with other parents and/or forward this email.

English Language Arts (ELA) Presentation

Response to Intervention (RtI) Information

DDPC 2022-2023 PARENT LEADERS

Carolyn Chapman, Debbie Droege, Elizabeth Longo, Lindy Pierre, Micah Riddle, Brooke Rojas, Ashlie Seabolt, Brook Thompson, and Alex Wagner