Today's challenge

Let's say you are a parent in a school that has no interest in truly making any big changes to help the (20% of the population) dyslexic children that walk through it's doors.

Let's say the school operates with a Whole Language setup and a Reading Recovery based remediation formula (proven not to work with dyslexic children).

Let's say that you are approaching the idea of trying to be an asset to these children by forming a parent group where you talk about things that can be done at home (which wont break the bank). 

Let's say the knowledge about what really would be needed to happen within the school is already there but, because of lack of time, motivation or something else, no monumental changes have taken place.  (Possibly because everyone is a bit overworked already and changing things just doesn't sound too appealing).

Let's say that the parents themselves are a bit on the cautious side when it comes to trying anything new.

What do you do now?

Here's what I'm thinking:

The Barton System.  Perhaps the group buys it themselves to share? 

Having a really outstanding tutor come in and talk to the group about, well, way more than I know about.  Shedding some light on how the whole thing does and can work.

Continuing to work in a rather low key manner to draw out more and more parents.  These things take time but children are suffering needlessly and it's important to start paying attention when they are young.