by Ashley Roberts You have heard of the stages of grief when dealing with death, but have you heard of the 12 stages of emotion for the...

by Ashley Roberts Two-Year Cycle The Texas Legislature only meets in regular session every other year – in odd numbered years – for a...

by Ashley Roberts We hear a lot in this country about grassroots. It's a sort of the buzz word of modern political and various advocacy...

by Ashley Roberts When parents enter the fray of advocating for their children, what kind of services their child starts off with depends...

I remember vividly sitting down at my desk at school with my hands getting clammy. What torments would I be asked to complete today and...

by Ashley Roberts "The Day of the Dead (el Día de los Muertos), is a Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of their...

by Ashley Roberts You're in an IEP meeting reviewing goals. Whether good or bad, all the goals state that your child's success against...

by Ashley Roberts Living in this world is hard. Our kids struggle and as parents it is almost impossible to watch, but watch we do. We...

By Renee Harding Under IDEA (2004), due process is a formal set of procedures for resolving conflicts between the school (or district)...

by Ashley Roberts We wanted to have a little Friday fun and talk hashtags. If you follow us regularly you see that we created our own...

by Ashley Roberts Let's talk about our children. As we approach the end of summer, if they're little, they're playing their hearts out,...

by Ashley Roberts Well, here we are, getting ready for a new school year to start in less than two weeks. I don't know about you, but...

by Andrew Roberts Does your child have dyslexia? Do you think they might? I know mine does. How about dysgraphia, does your child have...

With the work that we do we naturally talk to a great number of parents.  These parents, more often than not, have the same stories which...

Hi! My name is Ashley and I'm one of the co-founders of The Dyslexia Initiative. I wanted to start this post by thanking you so much...

Dyslexia organizations and advocates are once again in full swing during the month of October, bringing attention to dyslexia. To some,...

by Eva Alcala I first heard the term Dyslexia when I was in college and my brother was in High School. All throughout his school career...

At The Dyslexia Initiative we are dedicated to literacy, dyslexia and education. Our social media presence is dedicated to informing and...

At The Dyslexia Initiative we are dedicated to literacy, dyslexia and education. Our social media presence is dedicated to informing and...

Dear Balanced Literacy Proponents (or whatever PR spin fad-du-jour mask you’re wearing now), This is just a friendly note to let you...