ADVOCACY ON LONG ISLAND
Get involved and share your advocacy work with the Long Island Literacy Coalition.
Together, we’re tracking and amplifying literacy efforts across our communities — from school board engagement and parent organizing to legislative advocacy and professional learning. By connecting local voices, we strengthen the push for evidence-based instruction and equitable literacy opportunities for all students.
Amplifying Local Efforts.
We’re highlighting advocacy efforts across Long Island and invite you to share the work happening in your community.
Local Action
Advocacy at the school and community level, including PTA and PTO involvement, BOE meetings, letters to superintendents, and parent organizing.
Policy & Legislation
Advocacy at the state and system level, including supporting bills, meeting with legislators, and advancing structured literacy policy change.
Making a Difference
✓ Spoke at BOE Meeting
✓ Wrote to Superintendent
✓ Met with a Legislator
– Long island literacy coalition action alerts
Make Your Voice Heard And Take Action Today
Every message matters. Download and personalize these templates to advocate for stronger literacy practices in your district and across New York.
Join us in supporting statewide action for structured literacy through the PTA resolution and Assemblymember Carroll’s letter to the NYS Board of Regents→
Legislation that Impacts Literacy
Literacy policy decisions directly shape classroom practice and student outcomes. We highlight key bills so families, educators, and community members can stay informed and take action.
NY State Senate & Assembly Bills
Early Literacy Education
Requires school districts to provide instructional programming and services in reading and literacy which are evidence based and aligned with state standards; requires teachers in grades pre-K through five to attend professional development courses in reading education.
Assembly Version of This Bill: A78
Mandatory Early Dyslexia Screening
Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children commencing in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten and continuing thereafter on an annual basis until each child successfully completes second grade; requires school districts to designate an individual to maintain complete and accurate records containing early screening reports for each child, and to provide resources and materials to the parent and/or guardian of any child who displays indications of dyslexia.
Assembly Version of This Bill: A1186
Dyslexia & Dysgraphic Screenings
Requires all school districts to screen all students for dyslexia and dysgraphia; requires school districts to provide notice of such screening to each student and to the parent or guardian of each student; allows parents and guardians to opt out.
AI in Classrooms
Prohibits the use of most artificial intelligence in classrooms prior to high school except for AI used for diagnostic purposes or explicit instruction interventions for students with disabilities.
Statewide Literacy Education
Establishes certain statewide literacy education programs including standards for an early education program, statewide parents as teachers program, a reading program to provide direct support for and intervention in intensive reading intervention services, and the district reading intervention program.