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Date: 5th June, 2024 at 6pm GMT
Topic: A Mother’s Journey with Dyslexia and Why Black Literacy Matters

Guest: Clarice L. Jackson

Clarice L. Jackson epitomizes visionary leadership, is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, and an unyielding advocate for educational fairness and freedom. Her transformative journey began in 2000, navigating her daughter’s dyslexia challenges, which ignited her mission to overhaul literacy instruction and access for vulnerable populations. With over 36 years of dedicated advocacy, she established The Voice Advocacy Center (VAC) in 2012, providing essential resources, dyslexia screening, and structured literacy tutoring.

Clarice leads Decoding Dyslexia NE and is the Founder/CEO of The Institute for Black Literacy Matters, amplifying voices in literacy advocacy and reform. Her national impact includes crafting the dyslexia national resolution for the NAACP and being featured in prominent media outlets for literacy, school choice, and educational freedom, such as Fox News, Fox Business, and NPR.

She has received esteemed accolades, including the 2016 National Coalition of 100 Black Women’s Ed Reform Award, the 2019 NAACP Freedom Fighter Service Award, and the 2023 Malcolm X Foundation Award. Most recently, she received the 2024 Dick Holland Literacy Advocate Award from the Phoenix Academy School in Omaha, NE.

Clarice will share her experience as a mother who raised a dyslexic child and the importance of black literacy.

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WHO ARE YOU TO THE CHILD ?

The Adult Reading History Questionnaire (ARHQ) is a screening tool designed to measure risk of reading disability (i.e. dyslexia) in adults (Lefly & Pennington, 2000), but it can also help measure risk in children, especially before school age. Reading disability is highly heritable: about 30-60% percent of children born to a dyslexic parent will develop dyslexia. Thus, one way to estimate risk of reading disability in preschool children is to evaluate parents’ own reading history. The following questionnaire was developed using parents’ reports of their own reading history as well as actual testing of their children’s reading skills. If a parent scores high on the ARHQ, their child has a higher risk of developing a reading disability. It is important to note that the ARHQ is only a screener and does not constitute a formal evaluation or diagnosis of either the parent or the child. If you have concerns about your child’s reading progress, we recommend that you contact your child’s school, a licensed child psychologist, or your child’s primary care physician about pursuing a more thorough evaluation to investigate the nature of these concerns.

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The Colorado Learning Disabilities Questionnaire – Reading Subscale (CLDQ-R) is a screening tool designed to measure risk of reading disability (i.e. dyslexia) in school-age children (Willcutt, Boada, Riddle, Chhabildas, DeFries & Pennington, 2011). Normative scores for this questionnaire were developed based on parent-reports of their 6-18 year-old children, as well as actual reading testing of these children. Willcutt, et al. (2011) found that the CLDQ-R is reliable and valid. It is important to note that the CLDQ-R is only a screener and does not constitute a formal evaluation or diagnosis. If you have concerns about your child’s reading progress, we recommend that you contact your child’s school, a licensed child psychologist, or your child’s primary care physician about pursuing a more thorough evaluation to investigate the nature of these concerns. For more information about the symptoms, causes and treatment of reading disability (dyslexia), please visit the International Dyslexia Association

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The Adult Reading History Questionnaire (ARHQ) is a self-report screening tool designed to measure risk of reading disability (i.e. dyslexia) in adults (Lefly & Pennington, 2000). The ARHQ asks adults about their own reading history and current reading habits in order to estimate the risk that they may have a reading disability. Normative scores are based on actual testing, and Lefly & Pennington (2000) found that the ARHQ is reliable and valid. It is important to note that the ARHQ is only a screener and does not constitute a formal evaluation or diagnosis. If you have concerns about your reading skills, we recommend that you contact a licensed psychologist or your primary care physician about pursuing a more thorough evaluation to investigate the nature of these concerns.

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