Minnesota Literacy Day Rally at the Capitol

Join us for Minnesota Literacy Day at the Capitol. It is a family-friendly event for adults, students, educators, and professionals. We will gather at the Capitol to raise awareness for dyslexia and all struggling readers. This is an excellent opportunity for children and participants to see government in action and to have their voices heard.

We continue to support strong implementation of The READ Act for students and teachers and support bill SF1842/HF60 that requires teachers to receive two hours of professional development on dyslexia for teacher licensure renewal.

The agenda:

9:30 am—Arrive at the Rotunda, allow ample time for parking and getting through security

9:45 am—Participate in a group photo (bring your poster)

10:00 am—The Literacy Rally begins! Hear speeches from students, teachers, advocates, and state legislators.

10:45 am—Participants adjourn to mingle and attend meetings with legislators, if you have made appointments in advance

Before you attend:

Contact your legislators for an individual meeting after the Rally. Call today to schedule an appointment.

Find your MN Senator and MN Representative at http://www.gis.leg.mn/iMaps/districts/.

More details on our website: https://decodingdyslexiamn.org/ways-to-take-action/

Engage your children!

• Make and bring a poster with a slogan to show your support. Gather others in your district to make signs and plan to attend together. Examples include Support SF1842/HF60, Childhood Has No Rewind; Equitable Education for ALL; Literacy for All; Education Equity is Racial Equity; Science of Reading for Literacy Success, Road 2 Reading, Until All Can Read, or create your own!

Where can I park? Capitol Parking Map. There is also metered street parking that can be used with the St. Paul Passport Parking App.