SEA 217 - Dyslexia

2020-2021- Marrs Elementary Characteristics of Dyslexia data:

180 - students were administered the universal screener
18 - students were determined to be "at-risk" or "at some risk" to have characteristics of dyslexia
10 - Number of students who received the dyslexia intervention during the previous school year
- Dyslexia Intervention programs: Roxie Reading, HELPS Reading Program, Heggerty Phonological & Phonemic Awareness

According to Senate Enrolled Act 217: Beginning the 2019-2020 school year ALL kindergarten through second-grade students will be given an Indiana Department of Education approved Universal Screener to assess for characteristics of dyslexia. The universal screener does not identify dyslexia, only the areas of weakness in phonological and phonemic awareness, sound-symbol recognition, alphabet knowledge, decoding skills, rapid naming skills, and encoding skills.

Dyslexia Resources

https://www.doe.in.gov/literacy/dyslexia
https://dyslexiaida.org/


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