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Dyslexia

Dyslexia Resources

  • Dyslexia Definition:

    The Texas Education Code (TEC) §38.003 defines dyslexia in the following way:

    (1) Dyslexia means a disorder of constitutional origin manifested by a difficulty in learning to read, write, or spell, despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and sociocultural opportunity.

    (2) Related disorders include disorders similar to or related to dyslexia such as developmental auditory imperception, dysphasia, specific developmental dyslexia, developmental dysgraphia, and developmental spelling disability.

    TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION

  • Dyslexia Screening

    Lackland ISD is required, per Texas Education Code (TEC), §38.003, to conduct universal dyslexia screening of students in kindergarten and first grade. Kindergarten students must be screened for dyslexia at the end of the school year, and first grade students must be screened no later than January 31st. The updated criteria for English and Spanish screening instruments are as follows:
     

    Criteria for English and Spanish Screening Instruments

    Kindergarten

    First Grade

    Letter Sound Knowledge or Letter Naming    Fluency

    Word Reading Accuracy or Fluency

    Phonological Awareness

    Phonological Awareness

     

    Seventh Grade

    TEC, §28.006(c-1) requires each school district to administer at the beginning of the seventh grade a reading instrument adopted by the commissioner to each student whose performance on the grade 6 STAAR reading assessment did not demonstrate reading proficiency.

    Teachers who have completed the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) are eligible to administer the Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment (TMSFA).  This assessment is administered to all seventh-grade students who did not score proficiency or above on the sixth-grade state assessment.  It may also be administered to students who are exhibiting signs of reading difficulties.
     

                             Testing Domains

     

    Decoding

    Required

    Fluency

    Required

    Comprehension

    Required

     

  • Procedures for Identification:
     

    1. The MTSS team will document a student who has failed to make adequate progress or a parent request for a student be assessed for dyslexia.
    2. Qualitative and Quantitative data will be reviewed (Figure 3.8. Pathway for the Identification and Provision of Instruction for Students with Dyslexia)
    3. Written consent to evaluate, Overview of Special Education for Parents ( English or Spanish)and Notice of Procedural Safeguards are given to a parent.
    4. Full FIIE is Conducted.
    5. If eligible for special education and related services, IEP (Individualized Education Program) is developed.
  • Effective Instructional Strategies for Dyslexia are linked here.

    Instructional Accommodations are linked here

  • Characteristics of Dyslexia are linked here

  • Olga McDonald

    mcdonald.o@lacklandisd.net

    210-357-5154

The Dyslexia Handbook - 2024 Update is linked here.

El Manual Sobre La Dislexia Version 2024 - Aqui 

 The Lackland ISD Dyslexia Parent Education Brochure is linked here. 

The Lackland ISD District Dyslexia Program and Procedures are linked here.