Dyslexia has been the recent focus of a groundswell of interest, advocacy, and legislative activity. Struck by this salient movement and its implications regarding practice, the author set out to investigate the dyslexia advocacy movement. While mandates and initiatives vary greatly from state to state, the motivation behind the advocacy efforts is strikingly similar. The common thread that has mobilized and united parent advocates is the pain of seeing their children struggle with reading, and the frustration of having schools fall short in responding to students' reading difficulties.