California has adopted Dyslexia Guidelines for future teachers. These must be incorporated into each basic credential program (education specialist, multiple subject, single subject). The legislature has made funding available so that teacher education programs can align their coursework with the guidelines (AB 128). Course revision and program revision to include pedagogy related to literacy and dyslexia may result from this work.

Drs. Elizabeth Ducy and Jennifer Mahdavi received a U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Grant of over $1 million for the next five years. The Seawolf to Education Specialist Project (SeEds) aims to increase the number of diverse (e.g., race, ethnicity, culture, language, and disability status) fully credentialed special education teachers with the knowledge and skills to serve children and youth with disabilities.