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Dyslexia Guidance
The General Assembly passed Senate Enrolled Act 217 which addresses Dyslexia in Indiana Schools.
Is neurological in origin and characterized by: difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition and poor spelling and decoding abilities;
Typically results from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction.
May include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede the growth of vocabulary and background knowledge; and
May require the provision of special education services after an eligibility determination is made in accordance with Article 7.
Students who must be screened using a mandatory universal screener approved by the IDOE include:
Students in kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 2
A kindergarten through grade 2 student who transfers to a new school, and has not previously been screened during the school year
A student in grade 3 or higher who has difficulty as noted by the classroom teacher in,
Phonological and phonemic awareness
Sound symbol recognition;
Alphabet knowledge;
Decoding skills;
Rapid naming skills; and
Encoding skills
A student in kindergarten through grade 2 from another state who enrolls in an Indiana school for the first time unless the student has documentation that he/she has had dyslexia or similar screening during the school year or is exempt from screening
A school corporation is not required to administer a universal screening if the parent objects to the screening.
If the student’s performance on the universal screener indicates he/she is determined to be at risk, or some risk, for having characteristics of dyslexia, the school shall notify the parent/guardian of the results of the screening and obtain consent for a level 1 or 2 screening to be administered.
Additional information and resource materials are provided below:
PearsonClinical.com/dyslexia
Dyslexia Data for Twin Lakes School Corporation | ||||
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School Year | # of students administered Universal Screening for characteristics of dyslexia | # of students determined to be at risk for characteristics of dyslexia | Dyslexia intervention program used | # of students who received dyslexia interventions |
2018-2019 | 0 | 0 | None | 0 |
2019-2020 *Due to COVID-19 the intervention programs were not able to be completed at the intended level. Data reflects those that were targeted.
| 494 | 15 | Orton Gillingham | *12 |
2020-2021 | 471 | 18 | Orton Gillingham, Michael Heggerty | 15 |
2021-2022
| 520 | 26 | Orton Gillingham, Michael Heggerty | 25 |
2022-2023 | 504 | 21 | Orton Gillingham, Michael Heggerty, Equipped for Reading Success by David Kilpatrick | 21 |
2023-2024 | 498 | 63 | Orton-Gillingham UFLI Heggerty Kilpatrick | 19 |