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Well, we did it. Tracy and I went to the San Diego Unified School Board meeting and expressed our concern about the lack of instruction and identification of dyslexia. We attempted to educate the board within the three minutes we each had. I would love to report that it was a transformative experience and that they get it, but then I would be lying. While we are unsure of the impact of our statements, we are sure that we helped someone in that room and we exercised our rights as citizens to express concern about the public education system. What we can promise is that we will be back and we may be back every month until they do more than nod their heads.
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The two-day Word Detectives Series is coming to San Diego and we are so excited to be sponsoring it! Join us on April 26th and 27th, 2014 at the University of San Diego where Peter Bowers, Ph.D., and Gina Cooke, M.A., will be focusing on word and vocabulary study and instruction. Find out more and register 