Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Hearings
Pursuant to Chapter 76 of the Laws of 2024, “The commissioner of education shall establish a task force to examine appropriate and effective evidence-based dyslexia and dysgraphia screening methods, reading interventions, and other educational supports for students in kindergarten through grade five. … The task force shall conduct … public hearings for the purpose of obtaining information from stakeholders and other interested parties including but not limited to speech pathologists, reading specialists, teachers, school administrators, and parents.”
In the fall of 2024, stakeholders were invited to provide feedback on their experiences. Members of the public could participate (a) by providing oral testimony at one of three public hearings and/or (b) by submitting written electronic testimony to the Department (the submission window for written testimony ended on October 15, 2024). The final report of the Task Force is available below.