<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Dyslexia Initiative]]></title><description><![CDATA[The core purpose of The Dyslexia Initiative is to support families, dyslexic children & adults.]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 04:33:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Response to Lucy's Rebranding Following Columbia University's Retreat From Her Curriculum]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Friday, September 1, 2023, Columbia University's Teachers College released the following statement: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/articl...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/a-response-to-lucy-s-rebranding-following-columbia-university-s-retreat-from-her-curriculum</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64f621d7d77c786c7c39261d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 21:14:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_edef0e45f3cf4d4d97a7aeb39b694b61~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy’s Misguided Desire For An Apology]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Ashley Roberts Yesterday this podcast started to go viral within our community: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/podcasts/the-daily/...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/lucy-s-misguided-desire-for-an-apology</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648086310064d734f0587593</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:49:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_228aa8add79f491eaadb0f199b9ac194~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phoenix Rising]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Ashley Roberts I don't know why the image of the Phoenix is something I embraced, but it spoke to me and the anxiety I was feeling...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/phoenix-rising-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62fd047cc23265f355801a34</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:15:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_b0dfecab4f3c4ffb814ecc9049001d27~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 5 D's for Dyslexia Parenting]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Kerry Yonushonis, LCSW It’s that time of year when swim team ends, school supplies are flying off the shelves, and peaceful vacations...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/the-5-d-s-for-dyslexia-parenting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62fd02bb7049757afac0332c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:07:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_11a0ac78bbb54b068fa174565824f1fa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Dear Fellow Teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Sherri Lucas-Hall My Dear Fellow Teacher: As you return to the classroom to serve students, I want to share the story of my 5-year...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/my-dear-fellow-teacher</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62fcff295cfd803a5d046933</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 14:51:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_c99e835f9698438a957f59030e0565a9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Ashley Roberts Hope... ...comes through raising one's voice, speaking truth, telling others they are not alone. Hope comes through...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/_hope</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62704b5026f3c4d2bfa94ee4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 22:51:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_ac0bce94a3354eae98cb34b57b6b2cb0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Intersection of Reading &#38; Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Ashley Roberts We as parents tend to get lost on the road to remediation because there is so much to learn, and with various and...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/the-intersection-of-reading-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">626070f0c639547512c7b58f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 22:03:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee968065cea14115be8717a5007272f4.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_810,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rabid Parent]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Ashley Roberts As a parent what I am tired of is the rhetoric that to challenge education is to be disrespectful of education and of...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/rabid-parent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">618d279c353eb500167ecc27</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_7f220a9cb2864e199c7b7d620131e4a4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beckley Wilson Bill, A Study In Opposing Theories On Dyslexia Identification and Remediation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Full title: The Beckley Wilson Bill, A Study In Opposing Theories On Dyslexia Identification and Remediation &#38; How That Played Out In The...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/the-beckley-wilson-bill-a-study-in-opposing-theories-on-dyslexia-identification-and-remediation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6165df3550cd5f00162939ad</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:53:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_6ed3c26d5a9e48dfbef073724aa86f6c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sacred Art of Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Ashley Roberts When did we lose sight of language? Some will see my question and say we didn’t lose sight of language, but the truth...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/the-sacred-art-of-words</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6165dd04754c170016f4ade9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:15:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_5f84fd59953c4fbba20747cee9edd052~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why The Kids Can't Wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Lauren Taylor I’ve spent the last three weeks attempting to process the loss of someone I mourned fifteen years ago. I have never had...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/why-the-kids-can-t-wait</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6164bb77d74ce4001661d8d7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 22:39:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_8afd9f089d094315a74306fe6cab2053~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Letter From A Deeply Concerned But Reformed Educator]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Sherri Lucas-Hall I entered graduate school in the summer of 2008, at the age of 44 years old. 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Roberts As you seek out programs for your children, if you are seeking private...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/things-to-consider-when-seeking-remediation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611541114b8cdb0016e02391</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:48:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1661609dfbb7407faf327ab9613c59e1.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Two Things Are Not Equal]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a hell of a time in all of our lives.  More than 15 months later and life has a glimmer of returning to pre-pandemic normal in...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/why-two-things-are-not-equal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60d0b4298f1653001576caeb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2021 22:52:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_04c9f127b21a4b8d952183ef9108067a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_545,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Skepticism of Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Ashley Roberts Yesterday was an interesting day.  Jennifer Serravallo and Heinemann announced the release of an updated chapter 3 of...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/the-skepticism-of-change</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c12b291884f500159b9507</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 22:39:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_4e5877fe65ee4c5188e9aefe8942d574~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research v Evidence, What does it all really mean?]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Ashley Roberts A question that comes up a great deal within our community is what is the difference between evidence-based and...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/research-v-evidence-what-does-it-all-really-mean</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606b4bfef842fa0015b8d395</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_c1c79d932f4f4df58032ca0645214b06~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Florida Baker Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Ashley Roberts Recently I had my eyes opened to a travesty I was unaware of, as I do not reside in a state that has a law equivalent...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/the-florida-baker-act</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606b416bb3dc1600155b5442</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:06:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_ad8b59f9ba7c4ba6a27c7f1eb1eaedd2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Your Truth &#38; The Noise In Between]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Ashley Roberts In more ways than I can imagine the universe has been speaking to me a lot lately.  I've been having the most...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/not-your-truth-the-noise-in-between</link><guid isPermaLink="false">601c792f9cc3120018def952</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 22:34:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_d5fa780eaf1946d794c314190b1750ee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Pencil Is Covered in Sharp Rose Thorns]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Eric Staib A couple weeks ago I was contacted by Chontae asking if I would be sooooo kind as to submit an article and picture to 'The...]]></description><link>https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/my-pencil-is-covered-in-sharp-rose-thorns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">601049f2c6fdaa00179a5a57</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:03:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919d06_82511dbd40194661a1a5a04b0080bd27~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Dyslexia Initiative</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>