Parents for Reading Justice is a literacy advocacy non-profit that instructs and supports grassroots parent groups to hold the education system accountable for evidence-based literacy instruction. - Mission Statement
Latest News
The story of a group of parents who took on the system, and won.
April 16, 2024
PFRJ President Brett Tingley participated on a panel after the screening of ‘Right To Read’ with Kareem Weaver and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, moderated by Anna Staver.
March, 2024
PFRJ President Brett Tingley sat on the ‘Empowering Parent Advocacy in the Literacy Movement’ panel at SXSW EDU conference in Austin, Texas.
May, 2023
PFRJ President, Brett Tingley, interviewed for Ohio Excels media campaign supporting Ohio governor DeWine’s Science of Reading budget.
April 4, 2023
PFRJ President, Brett Tingley, interviewed for article in support of Ohio governor DeWine’s Science of Reading budget.
LINK: HERE
March 23, 2023
PFRJ President Brett Tingley meets with Ohio Governor DeWine in support of his budget to fund the Science of Reading in Ohio.
March 4, 2023
PFRJ President Brett Tingley wins Champion of Change Award at Ohio Dyslexia Summit 2023.
February 23, 2023
PFRJ President Brett Tingley and Producer Keida Mascaro attend the International World Premiere of the Right to Read film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Brett Tingle with Kareem Weaver
October 22, 2022
Brett Tingley provides the “Parent Call to Action” for the Reading League’s Defining Guide Video series.
August 25, 2022
Table Talk - Brett Tingley & Tre Hedrick
July 15, 2022
‘Our Dyslexic Children’ won the BEST LONG FORM SHORT FILM in the Toronto Documentary Film Festival.
July 12, 2022
Brett Tingley Invited To Participate In Dyslexia Roundtable At The Capitol Hosted By Senator Cassidy, Senator Hickenlooper, Representative Westerman, Representative Buschon, Dr. Bennett & Dr. Sally Shaywitz.
July 2022
‘Our Dyslexic Children’ Is Selected For The Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival
May 18, 2022
Parents For Reading Justice - Master Class Launch Party & Zoom Panel
With Louisa Moats, Kareem Weaver, Steven Dykstra & Brett Tingley
May 8, 2022
Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast
Ep. 99: An Important Discussion about Reading with Our Dyslexic Children's President, Brett Tingley
May 2022
‘Our Dyslexic Children’ Is Selected For The Bravemaker Film Festival
April 8, 2022
Brett Tingley Asked To Join The Ohio State Literacy Team
Speaker: Brett Tingley
March 15, 2022
Brett Tingley Named National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) Reading Fellow
March 7, 2022
Parents For Reading Justice Awarded Prestigious Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Grant
March 1, 2022
Zafiro Papastratakos Pushes for Different Reading Education with Dyslexia Connection of Evanston
February 15, 2022
Brett Tingley Testifies At The Ohio State Board Of Education Meeting In Support Of The Ohio Dyslexia Guidebook.
Presenter: Brett Tingley
She is followed by her fellow OH-KID members. Please watch from 3:30:30 through 5:05:00. Through their combined efforts the Dyslexia Guidebook was approved!
https://www.ohiochannel.org/video/state-board-of-education-2-15-2022
January 2021
‘Our Dyslexic Children, Inc.’ rebrands as ‘Parents For Reading Justice’
The change of ‘Our Dyslexic Children’ to ‘Parents for Reading Justice’ was to better reflect our broader goals and impact to ensure that all children learn to read.
September 18, 2020
Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science, 2020
Upper Arlington mentioned on page 13.
September 17, 2020
Our Dyslexic Children - Phase 4 Zoom Panel
With Louisa Moats, Kareem Weaver, Kerry Agins, Andrea Rowson, Kelli Trinoskey & Brett Tingley
June 9, 2020
Session 1 - What We Learned & Best Practices
With Kerry Agins, Mary Lou Hittle & Brett Tingley
May 21, 2020
'Our Dyslexic Children' - World Premiere - Zoom Panel
With Emily Hanford, Brenda Louisin, Michael Bucey, Joy Palmer & Brett Tingley
February 2020
‘Our Dyslexic Children’ Is Selected For The Columbus International Film Festival
October 15, 2019
Testified to the Ohio Senate Education Committee in support of Senate Bill 102 (Dyslexia Screening and Teacher Professional Development)
Presenter: Brett Tingley
February 21, 2019
Wrightslaw - "Turnaround at Upper Arlington School District"
October 24-27, 2018
Annual IDA Conference - Reading, Literacy & Learning
Presented "From Complaint to Compliance" at International Dyslexia Conference - 10/27/18 - co-presenters included Pete Wright, Kevin Gorman, Andrea Rowson, Ava Tingley and Brett Tingley.
March 11, 2018
Emily Hanford NPR Spot "Rethinking How Students with Dyslexia Are Taught To Read"
December 5, 2017
Columbus Dispatch - Our Dyslexic Children Documentary Announcement
November 21, 2017
WOSU's Ann Fisher Radio Story "The Fight Against Dyslexia" 11/21/17
Guests: Sally Shaywitz, Emily Hanford, Kevin Gorman, Brett Tingley
https://news.wosu.org/show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-11-21/the-fight-against-dyslexia
November 17, 2017
UA-KID/UA School District Joint Presentation "From Complaint To Compliance"
Presenters: Kevin Gorman, Jason Fine, Joe Keith, Andrea Rowson and Brett Tingley
September 11, 2017
American Public Media's Emily Hanford Audio Documentary "Hard to Read"
https://www.apmreports.org/story/2017/09/11/ohio-upper-arlington-dyslexic-kids
November 10, 2016
UA-KID/UA School District Joint Presentation "From Complaint to Compliance" - 11/10/16
October 10, 2016
Parents praise Upper Arlington's Turnaround to Help Dyslexic Students
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2016/10/10/parents-praise-upper-arlington-s/1589177007/
October 8, 2011
With Dyslexic Kids, Many Districts Fail The Test
September 24, 2011
UA schools broke law on testing, state finds
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2011/09/24/ua-schools-broke-law-on/23938674007/