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Ask Amy: Send in your parent questions about literacy!
Is your child struggling with learning to read and write? Members of our Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center team are available to answer your parent questions! We will do our

Having Conversations that Go Beyond Grades
“Almost 90% of parents think their kids are at grade level. 50% of kids actually are.” – Learning Heroes This tells us that our education system (including families, schools, and

Ideas For Making Reading Screenings More Accessible For Your Child
The Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) has compiled ideas for educators to make literacy screening tests more accessible to all students, since some screenings are required for

Sample Letter to Request Exemption from Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee
The letter template below can be used by an Ohio Parent or Caregiver to let your child’s school know that you do not want your child to repeat the third

Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee – Request an Exemption
What is the parent request exemption? In Ohio, as a parent/caregiver you can request that your child be promoted to grade 4 regardless of whether or not your child has

Special Education Evaluation Roadmap for Families with Children ages 3-21 (Available in 22 languages)
Schools in Ohio do an evaluation of students if they or their family suspects that they have a disability that impacts their learning. Navigating whether your child may need additional