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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. 

https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/dyslexia


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 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

https://www.nctq.org/about/staffMember/Brett-Tingley


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

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/03/01/city/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

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.

https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/moats.pdf


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



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"

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/591504959


December 5, 2017

Columbus Dispatch - Our Dyslexic Children Documentary Announcement

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/upper-arlington/2017/12/05/documentary-will-help-uakid-reach/16893496007/


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

https://issuu.com/ocali/docs/ocalicon_program_2017_web


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/



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/