2025-08-11T11:21:12-07:00 2024-12-31 273968596 Petersen Professionals PC 4915 West 35th St Suite 201 St Louis Park MN 55416 990EZ 2024-01-01 822161278 DECODING DYSLEXIA MN DECO 6123451367 2038 FORD PKWY 430 ST PAUL MN 55116 HEATHER SMYTHE Treasurer 2025-08-06 true true STACEY R PETERSEN CPA P00270858 9527673212 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.DECODINGDYSLEXIAMN.ORG X X 62522 X 58064 500 3958 0 0 0 0 62522 41695 7280 446 13728 63149 -627 231824 231197 X 233249 232222 233249 232222 1425 1025 231824 231197 Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota is a grassroots organization. We strive to include diversity, equity & inclusion practices at the center of our daily work. We commit to using these practices for our organization & our communities. Our Vision is for students to have equitable literacy instruction that meets their educational needs so they can reach their full potential. Our Mission is to raise dyslexia awareness, empower families to support their children & improve resources for students with dyslexia in Minnesotas educational environments until all can read. The primary audience for Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota (DDMN) is dyslexic students & their parents, families & caregivers. We provide services in the following ways: *Parent Talks: Live online educational webinars held weekly, approximately one hour in length. They include a variety of presentations on topics of interest to families of struggling readers. An open discussion on the subject of dyslexia follows the presentation. In the small group presentations, we help families find resources depending on their child's needs. In 2024, we held 72 Parent Talks attended by 286 parents. The Partner for Parents Manager provided this service, along with our Executive Director & three Board members.*One-on-one consulting: 79 parents contacted us for one-on-one help & advocacy to discuss their child's situation, identify appropriate resources &/or help them navigate the IEP & 504 process in schools. We participated in 2 IEP/504 meetings. Combined, we met with & helped 365 families in 2024. Our Partner for Parents Manager provided this service.*IEP/504 plan binders: A content-rich printed resource that includes educational material on dyslexia & school IEP & 504 processes. It contains evaluations & goals to help families get the appropriate services for their students with dyslexia. This tool allows parents to save & organize assessments, records, reports & correspondence relevant to their childs school IEP or 504 Plan. Binders are available in English & Spanish, & were distributed at 12 events & an additional 44 binder content pages were downloaded from the DDMN website for a total of 218 binders distributed in 2024. Our two employees & our Board Members distributed binders.*In-person outreach: We conducted 19 outreach events, reaching 930 individuals, to inform & educate them about dyslexia. These included presentations to school groups, teacher groups & community gatherings. Our two employees & our Board Members provide, or attend, outreach events. *Online outreach: The DDMN website provides a comprehensive offering of relevant information, research & links to other resources. Our online presence includes our Facebook page, which has 4884 followers & 4200 likes. We also host a private group Facebook page that provides a forum for 1469 parents to interact with other families of dyslexic children & share their lived experiences, advice & resources. In addition, we have 721 followers on Instagram, 875 followers on Twitter & 132 followers on LinkedIn. 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