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EPIC IN THE NEWS

Michigan dyslexia bills launch debate over supporting struggling readers

DATE:  November 11, 2021

Parents and students gave emotional testimony on Tuesday about struggling to read in a hyper-literate society, kicking off a renewed effort by Michigan lawmakers to pass a package of bills designed to help struggling young readers. Whether the literacy roadblock is dyslexia, poor instruction, or something else, research points to many of the same solutions: high-quality, personalized instruction.

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EPIC works with state and district partners to create a targeted research agenda to learn which reform strategies are most effective, where, when and for whom.

Most images of students and teachers on site are courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action

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