COKID Mission

Our Mission

Our mission is to ensure that every child with Dyslexia in Colorado receives early identification and appropriate evidence-based literacy support so that they may reach their maximum potential.

Our Objectives

1.     To ensure Universal Dyslexia / Reading Disability screenings are conducted for all Kindergartners and new students in Colorado.

2.     To ensure that all elementary children in Colorado receive an evidence-based core reading program in K-3rd grade which aligns with the National Reading Panel Report and includes direct explicit instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension.

3.     To ensure that interventions for dyslexic students, at all grade levels, are scientifically-based with attention to frequency, intensity, duration, and fidelity.   Interventions shall be appropriate, automatic, and evidence-based with progress monitoring when dyslexic weaknesses are identified whether or not the child is below grade level in reading. 

4.     To ensure every educator in Colorado receives the best, up-to-date, professional development in the science of reading and that all teacher preparation programs are consistent with that objective, and that licensure requirements result in educators who understand the science of reading.

5.     To ensure an equitable pathway to success in reading for every child in Colorado regardless of their geographic location, race, ethnicity, sex, or socio-economic circumstance.