Dyslexia Laws 2021

Dyslexia Laws 2021

Here's our 2021 snapshot of Passed Dyslexia Laws in the US. This is a rapidly changing time for dyslexia legislation, so please update us with corrections, changes, or newly passed laws. Huge thanks to the Dyslexic Advantage community, Decoding Dyslexia, and other...

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NASP Publishes Advice About Dyslexia Screening [Premium]

NASP Publishes Advice About Dyslexia Screening [Premium]

 NASP or the National Association of School Psychologists recently published an article entitled: “Four Dyslexia Screening Myths That Cause More Harm Than Good in Preventing Reading Failure and What You Can Do Instead.” As many of you who are involved in dyslexia advocacy know, NASP holds a great deal of influence over school psychologists. At least in the past NASP probably contributed to reluctance of school psychologists to “say dyslexia” in schools (see 2007 NASP Position Statement here). Some highlights: “At a time when schools are administering more screening to detect risk for reading failure than at any time in the history of education, it is interesting that legislative mandates are prescribing more reading screening in the name of better identification and treatment of dyslexia. Given that most schools already […]

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What Works for Dyslexia?  RTI and Tier 3 Intensive Reading Intervention [Premium]

What Works for Dyslexia? RTI and Tier 3 Intensive Reading Intervention [Premium]

Response to Intervention or RTI has been adopted by 1/3 of US states, although the details of its use and requirements varies considerably in terms of how it addresses the needs of dyslexic students. At its best RTI is a multi-tiered approach to the identification and support of students with different learning and behavior needs. At its best RTI provides high quality, scientifically-based classroom instruction, ongoing student assessment, and tiering of instruction to students who require differentiation or individualization. At it’s worse, RTI has been criticized as a “wait to fail” program where student neither get adequately assessed nor provide with appropriate instruction. Wrightslaw’s article The RTI Hurdle  begins with “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” Certainly vigilance and advocacy on the part of […]

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