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§392.11. Dyslexia; screening, diagnosis, and reporting
A. As used in this Part:
(1)"Dyslexia" means an unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual who has
the intelligence to be a much better reader, most commonly caused by a difficulty in
phonological processing, which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read, and spell.
(2)"Phonological processing" means the appreciation of the individual sounds of
spoken and written language.
B.
(1)The state Department of Education shall select a dyslexia screener with an area
under the curve of 0.80 or above and provide the screener, at no cost, to each public school.
The dyslexia screener shall be administered to each student by a classroom teacher in the
second half of kindergarten or upon request of a teacher or a parent or legal
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§392.11. Dyslexia; screening, diagnosis, and reporting
A. As used in this Part:
(1) "Dyslexia" means an unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual who has
the intelligence to be a much better reader, most commonly caused by a difficulty in
phonological processing, which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read, and spell.
(2) "Phonological processing" means the appreciation of the individual sounds of
spoken and written language.
B.(1) The state Department of Education shall select a dyslexia screener with an area
under the curve of 0.80 or above and provide the screener, at no cost, to each public school.
The dyslexia screener shall be administered to each student by a classroom teacher in the
second half of kindergarten or upon request of a teacher or a parent or legal guardian. This
screener shall not be a progress monitoring tool but shall:
(a) Be developed solely for dyslexia.
(b) Be evidence-based with proven, published psychometric validity.
(c) Be used for the sole purpose of determining whether a student is at risk for
dyslexia.
(2) If the results of such screening indicate that a student is at risk for dyslexia, the
parent or legal guardian shall be notified within thirty days of the results of the screening,
and, if requested by the parent or legal guardian, a core assessment for the diagnosis of
dyslexia shall be administered as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
C.(1) The parent may select either the school or a vendor or professional approved
by the department to administer the core assessment. The administrator of the core
assessment, in order to determine whether the student has dyslexia, shall determine through
history, observation, and psychometric assessment if there are unexpected difficulties in
reading and associated linguistic problems at the level of phonological processing that are
unrelated to the student's intelligence, age, and grade level. The core assessment shall not be
based on a single test score or specific number of characteristics and shall include all of the
following:
(a) Tests of language, particularly phonemic assessment, real words and
pseudowords, oral reading fluency, and intellectual ability.
(b) An academic performance review.
(c) An interview with the student's parent or legal guardian.
(2) The department shall do the following in accordance with rules that the State
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt for such purposes:
(a) Establish qualifications for vendors and professionals who may administer the
core assessment as provided in this Subsection and provide a process for their approval.
(b) Establish a payment amount and provide for reimbursement for the
administration of the core assessment.
(3) If the core assessment is administered by the school, the department shall
reimburse the school for the cost of the assessment. If the core assessment is administered
by an approved vendor or professional, the department shall reimburse the parent or legal
guardian for the cost of the assessment. The reimbursement amount shall not exceed the
payment amount established in accordance with Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.
D.(1) Each public school governing authority shall submit a report to the state
Department of Education by December fifteenth annually relative to the occurrence of
dyslexia. The report shall include numbers of students of all grade levels identified as
dyslexic, either pursuant to the provisions of this Section or by any other means, and shall
include, per grade, all of the following:
(a) For students identified as dyslexic through a Section 504 Plan:
(i) The number initially identified during the preceding school year.
(ii) The total number.
(b) For students with an Individualized Education Plan identified as having a specific
learning disability, dyslexia:
(i) The number initially identified during the preceding school year.
(ii) The total number.
(2) The state Department of Education shall compile the reports received pursuant
to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection and report such data to the House Committee on
Education and the Senate Committee on Education no later than March first annually.
(3) Notwithstanding Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, if the number of students in
a grade level identified as dyslexic is not zero and not more than ten, the report shall not
indicate an exact number but shall indicate that there are fewer than eleven students in the
grade identified as dyslexic.