✨ Kelowna — Save the Date!
🗓 April 28, 2026
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Downtown Public Library
Parents. Teachers. Community members.
Let’s talk dyslexia!
#DyslexiaBC #bced #AccessibleBC #DyslexiaAwareness #Kelowna #bcschools #bcparents #InclusiveEducation
“I love someone with dyslexia.”
Correction: I love several someones. 😉💕
#DyslexiaBC #accessiblebc #bced #bcschools #bcpoli #ValentinesDay2026 #Dyslexia
Our Hearts and Prayers are with the community of Tumbler Ridge 🩷❤️💙💚🩵💜🧡❤️
#DyslexiaBC #bced #BC
The University of Alberta is studying language & terminology preferences of adults with dyslexia.
✔️ Anonymous & voluntary
⏱️ ~20 min survey
👤 18+ with diagnosed or suspected dyslexia
🌍 English only
🔗 Participate here: redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=T...
Approved by UofA REB: Pro00150091
#DyslexiaBC
instituteforpubliceducation.org/b-c-s-school...
An important read! School Boards do matter. They are the immediate connection to parents and communities. They should be democratic, transparent and fully engage with their constituents. #bced #vanpoli
@pattibacchus.bsky.social
#BellLetsTalk
No suport for Dyslexia = Poor Metal Health
We need systemic change in BC to ensure Inclusion.
#DyslexiaBC #bced #bcpoli #dyslexia #BreakTheStigma
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Systemic change in education is about building an education system where every student has a pathway to learning that matches their life, their well-being, and their learning needs.
BCTF TEACHER Magazine Jan/Feb 2026 - www.teachermag.ca
#DyslexiaBC agrees "identifying a concern is not the same thing as making the necessary investments to support learning.”
More specialists need to have input into BC's Plans around screeners
#bced #bcpoli #accessiblebc #InclusiveEducation 2/2
Screening alone isn’t enough
BC’s K–3 literacy screening identifies students - without $, resources, or intervention, it won’t help them succeed
BCTF: identifying concerns≠investing in support
#DyslexiaBC agrees-early identification must B paired with funded, EvidenceBased intervention
#bced 1/2
Happy New Year from Dyslexia BC 💙
Wishing our community a year filled with understanding, progress, and stronger support for all learners.
#DyslexiaBC #bced #bcpoli #accessiblebc #InclusionMatter
Please share and sign this national petition to help ensure that students with learning disabilities like Dyslexia get access to the specialized support that they need
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
#bced #bcpoli #DyslexiaBC #cdnpoli #cdneducation #canada
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Thank you #CBC for bringing information out about this important petition to ensure kids with learning disabilities. Get access to import services! #DyslexiaBC #bced #bcpoli #cdnpoli #cdned
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sign this CDN petition to protect access to services for people with learning disabilities, like dyslexia!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
#bced #bcpoli #DyslexiaBC #LD #cdnpoli #cdneducation
Dyslexia Awareness+
Meet Sam - a long-time
#DyslexiaBC Awareness Ambassador
who created an Extreme Domino Course
to inspire curiosity & creativity!
“You never know what can become an Extreme Domino!”
Got a project to share? We’d love to feature it!
#bced #Dyslexia
youtu.be/J8hbFTyc80k
Got a call from a parent today.
Her teen with dyslexia is expected to “fill in the blanks” on notes meant as accommodations.
For students with processing challenges, that’s not access — that’s another barrier.
#DyslexiaIsReal #DyslexiaBC #bced #bcpoli #accessiblebc #InclusionMatters
“If you could turn back time, would you change having dyslexia?”
“No! It caused pain, but it’s me.”
Cher
🌟
#DyslexiaAwarenessMonth #DyslexiaBC #Neurodiversity #bced #bcpoli #selfacceptance #BeYourself #Dyslexia #Cher
New blog alert from DyslexiaBC.
Based on a blog written by Kim Block @BCEdAccess
#bcpoli #bced #DyslexiaBC #AccessibleBC #Inclusionmatters
#HumanRights #DisabilityRights
dyslexiabc.ca/blog-1/f/whe...
“The brain is most malleable early in life - this is when intervention can make the biggest difference.” Dr. Nadine Gaab
After Grade 4, it can take 4× longer 2 close reading gaps.
Early screening & structured literacy in the early years change lives — & protect self-esteem.
#DyslexiaAwarenessMonth
“When I was a kid they didn’t call it dyslexia. They called it… you were slow”-Whoopi Goldberg
Dyslexia is not a lack of intelligence. It’s a difference in how the brain processes language.
Let’s change the words. Let’s change the story. ❤️
#DyslexiaAwarenessMonth #EndTheStigma #DyslexiaBC #bcpoli
Thank you for a great article Katie!
Was on vacation when this came out, so ICYMI: Math and Reading Scores Are Declining in BC. Why? via @thetyee.ca & me. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
“Before I had dyslexia, you know what I had? Stupid. Lazy. Useless.” — Will Trent
No one should ever feel this way because of how their brain learns.
@bsky.app #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth #bced #bcpoli #DyslexiaBC #WillTrent #accessiblebc #InclusionMatters #DyslexiaAwarenessMonthBC
“At 31, I found out I wasn’t stupid or lazy. I had something with a name.”
- Henry Winkler
Dyslexia doesn’t define intelligence, it defines how the brain learns.
#dyslexiaawarenessmonth #DyslexiaAwarenessMonthBC #bced #bcpoli #DyslexiaBC #accessiblebc #inclusionmatters #HenryWinkler
Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂
We’re thankful for the growing awareness, compassion, and community that support those with dyslexia across BC. 💖
#Thanks #grateful #DyslexiaBC
A festive Thanksgiving dinner table featuring a roasted turkey as the centerpiece, surrounded by an array of dishes including green beans, stuffing, sliced ham, and a pumpkin pie. The table is decorated with pumpkins, sunflowers, candles, and autumnal flowers, with wine glasses and plates set for a meal.
Did you know the first thanksgiving celebrated by Europeans in North America happened in Canada?
Or that the Indigenous celebrated autumn harvests long before Europeans arrived?
Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving a month earlier than the United States?
This is the story.
🧵1/10
Steven Spielberg, who is dyslexic, reminds us:
“It will not hold you back.” 🌈
Let’s make sure every BC student has access to structured literacy & early screening.
#DyslexiaAwarenessMonth #DyslexiaAwarenessMonthBC #EarlyInterventionMatters #DyslexiaBC #bced #bcpoli #StevenSpielberg #Dyslexia
October 8th —
a day to understand, include, and celebrate dyslexia.
🐢 Steady steps lead to success. ❤️
#DyslexiaAwarenessDay #DyslexiaBC #DyslexiaAwareness #DyslexiaAwarenessMonthBC #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth #accessiblebc #bced #bcpoli #inclusionmatters
Joint statement on learning disabilities, dyslexia, and vision reaffirmed in 2014 by multiple medical associations. Abstract discusses the complexity of learning disabilities and the importance of early recognition and intervention.
Post titled "Testing and Evaluation" discusses dyslexia testing. It highlights the importance of evaluations for identifying and addressing reading difficulties.
#MythbusterMonday
A colleague posted that an optometrist "diagnosed" a student w/ #dyslexia😮
Dyslexia is a language-based disorder, not a visual one. Read this statement from several doctors' associations abt what dyslexia is & isn't & how it should be assessed & treated: https://bit.ly/DCHEref1
October is #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth! How are you raising awareness for the 1 in 5 with dyslexia? Early support and accommodations help them thrive! #DyslexiaBC #AccessibleBC #BCED #BCpoli #DyslexiaAwarenessMonthBC
