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But too often, Ms. Part said, students remain unable to access the support they need. Her organization still regularly receives calls from distressed parents whose dyslexic children are struggling. And middle and high school students<\/a> remain especially underserved.<\/div>\r\n
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\u201cNo one should be declaring victory,\u201d Ms. Part said. \u201cThere\u2019s still a long way to go and a lot of work left to do.\u201d<\/div>","":null,"settings":""}}],"relationships":{"":null,"article_type":[83],"topics":[100,28],"misc_topics":false},"misc":{"search_results":{"":null,"excerpt":"","featured_image":14007}}},"yoast_head":"\nEric Adams Pledged to Help Dyslexic Students. Many Say He Fell Short. - Advocates for Children of New York<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/advocatesforchildren.org\/bn\/articles\/eric-adams-pledged-to-help-dyslexic-students-many-say-he-fell-short\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eric Adams Pledged to Help Dyslexic Students. 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