SCCPSS: GaDOE Provides $5.26 Million In Grants To Support Students With Dyslexia

Press release from Savannah-Chatham County Public School System:

2/23/2022

The Georgia Department of Education is awarding a total of $5,261,955 in grants to help school districts improve literacy outcomes and support students with dyslexia, State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced February 17.

“Reading is a fundamental skill that all children in Georgia need because, with it, a world of possibilities opens," Superintendent Woods said. “These grants will ensure districts, schools, and teachers have the resources they need to improve reading success for all students, including students with dyslexia."

Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools is one of thirty-one school districts receiving Readiness in Literacy Grants, which will provide more than $4 million in federal funds to support early reading assistance programs for struggling readers and students with risk factors for dyslexia.

“Thank you to district and school leaders who have made the transformational commitment to invest in proven reading programs and build teacher knowledge in the Science of Reading," said Tina Engberg, parent and state leader of Decoding Dyslexia Georgia. “These efforts will change the trajectory of the lives of their students."

GaDOE is committed to working closely with parents and partners in education to support students with dyslexia. 

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This press release was produced by Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. The views expressed here are the author’s own.