Addressing Dyslexia in Missouri Public Schools

2026 and yet here we are. No better. Please, please, please get these kids some REAL help. Our school didn't even know how students were screened for dyslexia. Not every dyslexic student will score 22 pts below their IQ but that does not mean they are not struggling, losing confidence and grades suffering. Now wonder why 1/2 of dyslexic people end up incarcerated. This is a REAL problem.

I am a parent of a child with Dyslexia. I am struggling to find free or low cost resources to help her through school.

Thank you!

My daughter needs more accommodations for her dyslexia.

We need better resources!!!

Our teachers need to understand that dyslexia is much more than just getting letters and numbers backwards. That children with dyslexia do necessarily dislike school but they are just not being taught in a way they can understand and apply that information to what is being asked of them in a school setting. The schools need more tools to use in the classroom for students with learning disorders and learning disorders need to be caught early so our children have the best chance for success. I wonder how many dropouts had learning disorders that were never addressed.

educate the students, as they need!

More resources are needed and accommodations that support different learning

Help is needed badly

My daughter has dyslexia. We need early screening and training on how to help these kids in public school

Please allow children with dyslexia, like my 14 yr old daughter, to finally get the kind of instruction she needs: an Orton-Gillingham based program.

I am a member and sign this petition for all schools to start addressing and get evidence based programs for K-12 grade. These issues need to be addressed in all grades. My son struggles with dyslexia and I'm still fighting to get the right services for him.

Good luck, Hope you Remember the Racist Joe Biden’s famous quote "If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you Ain't Black," translation, If You Don’t Vote for Me, ‘You Ain’t Black’, So you “ain’t” black if you vote for Trump? That’s embarrassing and a slap in the face to all black voters. Think about that Before You Vote, and again Joe continues with another racist quote, “The reason I was able to stay sequestered in my home was because some black woman was able to stock the grocery shelf.” Question: Why are Black Americans giving Joe Biden a pass, and accepting his racist comments?

Learning to read at a young age is crucial. Teachers need to continue to be trained on a continuous basis in order to become more understanding of what studies show. Our children depend on it!

All kids deserve to read. Our current 3rd grade literacy rate in Missouri is 51%.

My son is dyslexic and I believe the schools and teachers need to learn the right ways of teaching these children and not just let them move on if they have an IEP in place. We are supposed to be closing the GAP but what do we do when public schools are not doing this???

I have 2 children with dyslexia and SSD of St. Louis County refuses to include the diagnosis in any records and they aren’t receiving appropriate services to help them learn. My 7th header is reading at a 2nd grade level

We need more acknowledgement of this disability.

Half of the students in our state are failing reading, I think this points to a systemic problem in the way our State handles students with reading learning disabilities and dyslexia.

My 10 yr old grandson is struggling in Lee's Summit school & seems like resistance to help from current school system.