Mayor Adams is promising to pump millions of dollars into identifying and supporting students with dyslexia, including funding to help launch two new schools for students with reading disabilities in Harlem and the Bronx.
To serve more students within the public school system, both Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks have stated they want to open dyslexia-focused public schools in every borough.formed Bridge Preparatory Charter School
Peña’s four children all have dyslexia with varying levels of severity. Her eldest, now 22, had an Individualized Education Program and got extra time on tests. “None of it helped,” she said. After struggling to graduate, he got his GED but his self-esteem remains “bruised and battered.” They envision creating a “lighthouse school” that would serve as a training ground for teachers who could bring strategies to other schools.
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