Indiana § 20-35.5-2-6 Adoption of rules to ensure students screened for risk factors of
dyslexia

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-35.5-2-6 — Adoption of rules to ensure students screened for risk factors of dyslexia

Indiana § 20-35.5-2-6

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 35.5DYSLEXIA SCREENING AND INTERVENTION

Ch. 2Required Screening and Intervention

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Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-6 (2026).

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The state board shall adopt rules to ensure that students will be screened as provided under this article for risk factors of dyslexia using a screening tool described in section 1 of this chapter:

(1)in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2;

(2)when a student in kindergarten through grade 2:

(A)transfers to a new school; and

(B)has not been screened previously during the school year;

(3)when a student in grade 3 or higher has difficulty, as noted by a classroom teacher, in:

(A)phonological and phonemic awareness;

(B)sound symbol recognition;

(C)alphabet knowledge;

(D)decoding skills;

(E)rapid naming skills; and

(F)encoding skills; and

(4)when a student from another state enrolls for the first time in kindergarten through grade 2 in Indiana unless the student presents documentatio

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The state board shall adopt rules to ensure
that students will be screened as provided under this article for risk
factors of dyslexia using a screening tool described in section 1 of this
chapter:
(1) in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2;
(2) when a student in kindergarten through grade 2:
(A) transfers to a new school; and
(B) has not been screened previously during the school year;
(3) when a student in grade 3 or higher has difficulty, as noted by
a classroom teacher, in:
(A) phonological and phonemic awareness;
(B) sound symbol recognition;
(C) alphabet knowledge;
(D) decoding skills;
(E) rapid naming skills; and
(F) encoding skills; and
(4) when a student from another state enrolls for the first time in
kindergarten through grade 2 in Indiana unless the student
presents documentation that the student:
(A) had the dyslexia screening or a similar screening during the
school year; or
(B) is exempt from screening.