Which laws cover dyslexia

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Which laws cover dyslexia?

• Texas Education Code (TEC) 38.03
• Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 74.28
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

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Texas Education Code 38.003

• Defines dyslexia and related disorders
• Mandates testing students for dyslexia
• Mandates providing instruction for students with
  dyslexia
• Gives the SBOE authority to adopt rules and
  standards to administer testing and instruction.

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Texas Administrative Code 74.28

• Chapter 19 outlines the responsibilities of
  districts and charter schools in the delivery of
  services to students with dyslexia.

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Texas Education Code 28.006

• Provides guidelines for identification and
  assistance for struggling readers.
• Administer early reading instruments
• Notify parents/guardians of reading problems
• Implement an accelerated reading program
• If student demonstrates characteristics of
  dyslexia, schools must initiate procedures to
  recommend the student for assessment for dyslexia.

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Texas Education Code 28.006

• Reading assessments K, 1, and 2
• Parents notified
• Struggling readers receive accelerated
  (intensive) reading instruction
• Monitoring assess shows little or no growth
• Dyslexia assessment
• Early reading assessments may or may not be part
  of the measures used to assess a student for
  dyslexia and must not be the only measures used
  to assess a student for dyslexia.

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Additionally, the SBOE approved a set of
guidelines

• The Dyslexia Handbook Procedures Concerning
  Dyslexia and Related Disorders
• clarifies language related to assessment
• arranges procedures in a sequence

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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

• Establishes assessment and evaluation standards
  and procedures for student. Section 504
  procedures are implemented when it is determined
  that dyslexia substantially limits learning.

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Professional Development of the Teacher of
Students with Dyslexia

• Page 8 of the Dyslexia Handbook states
• As stated in 19 TAC, 74.28, the teachers who
  provide appropriate instruction for students with
  dyslexia must be trained and prepared to
  implement instructional strategies that utilize
  individualized, intensive multisensory, phonetic
  methods and a variety of writing and spelling
  components. These teacher must also be trained
  in the professional development activities
  specified by each district, charter school,
  and/or campus planning and decision making
  committee. Teachers trained in the appropriate
  instruction for dyslexia may serve as consultants
  in the are of dyslexia and related disorder to
  regular, remedial, and special education
  teachers.
• Provide training for the teachers with dyslexic
  students and keep a district record of the
  training provided. Have the dyslexia teacher
  provide training to the school staff.