DYSLEXIA SERVICES

Document items indicate requirements to be documented in the special education process. They can be addressed on forms or by a representative statement in a written dialogue.

Practice items are requirements, which must be reflected in practice.

Texas Education Code § 38.003. Screening and Treatment for Dyslexia and Related Disorders.    

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(d)  In this section:                                                                  
    (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.     
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Last Amended: 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 450 (S.B. 2075), Sec. 3, eff. June 4, 2019 
Entered:  July 18, 2019

Sec. 29.0031. DYSLEXIA AND RELATED DISORDERS.

(a) Dyslexia is an example of and meets the definition of a specific learning disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1401(30)). If a district suspects or has a reason to suspect that a student may have dyslexia, including after evaluation or use of a reading diagnosis under Section 28.006 or 38.003, and that the student may be a child with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1401(3)), the district must:

(1) provide to the student's parent or a person standing in parental relation to the student a form developed by the agency explaining the rights available under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.) that may be additional to the rights available under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794);

(2) comply with all federal and state requirements, including the Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders, as adopted by the State Board of Education, and its subsequent amendments, regarding any evaluation of the student; and

(3) if the student is evaluated for dyslexia or a related disorder, also evaluate the student in any other areas in which the district suspects the student may have a disability.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 542 (H.B. 3928), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2023.

Texas Education Code § 38.003. Screening and Treatment for Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(d)  In this section:                                                              
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(2)  "Related disorders" includes disorders similar to or related to dyslexia, such as developmental auditory imperception, dysphasia, specific developmental dyslexia, developmental dysgraphia, and developmental spelling disability.


Last Amended: 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 450 (S.B. 2075), Sec. 3, eff. June 4, 2019 
Entered:  July 18, 2019

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(j) Because early intervention is critical, a process for early identification, intervention, and support for students at risk for dyslexia and related disorders must be available in each district and open-enrollment charter school as outlined in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders." School districts and open-enrollment charter schools may not use early intervention strategies, including multi-tiered systems of support, to delay or deny the provision of a full and individual evaluation to a child suspected of having a specific learning disability, including dyslexia or a related disorder. 
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Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

Texas Education Code § 38.003. Screening and Treatment for Dyslexia and Related Disorders.    

(a) Students enrolling in public schools in this state shall be screened or tested, as appropriate, for dyslexia and related disorders at appropriate times in accordance with a program approved by the State Board of Education. The program must include screening at the end of the school year of each student in kindergarten and each student in the first grade. 
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Last Amended: 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 450 (S.B. 2075), Sec. 3, eff. June 4, 2019 
Entered:  July 18, 2019

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(c) A school district's or open-enrollment charter school's procedures must be implemented according to the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved strategies for screening, individualized evaluation, and techniques for treating dyslexia and related disorders. The strategies and techniques are described in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders" provided in this subsection. The handbook is a set of guidelines for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools that may be modified by the SBOE only with broad-based dialogue that includes input from educators and professionals in the field of reading and dyslexia and related disorders from across the state. 

Attached Graphic
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Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(d) Screening as described in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders" and further evaluation should only be conducted by individuals who are trained in valid, evidence-based assessments and who are trained to appropriately evaluate students for dyslexia and related disorders. 
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Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall purchase a reading program or develop its own evidence-based reading program for students with dyslexia and related disorders that is aligned with the descriptors found in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders." Teachers who screen and treat these students must be trained in instructional strategies that use individualized, intensive, multisensory, phonetic methods and a variety of writing and spelling components described in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders." The professional development activities specified by each open-enrollment charter school and district and/or campus planning and decision making committee shall include these instructional strategies.
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Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(j) Because early intervention is critical, a process for early identification, intervention, and support for students at risk for dyslexia and related disorders must be available in each district and open-enrollment charter school as outlined in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders." School districts and open-enrollment charter schools may not use early intervention strategies, including multi-tiered systems of support, to delay or deny the provision of a full and individual evaluation to a child suspected of having a specific learning disability, including dyslexia or a related disorder. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(c) A school district's or open-enrollment charter school's procedures must be implemented according to the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved strategies for screening, individualized evaluation, and techniques for treating dyslexia and related disorders. The strategies and techniques are described in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders" provided in this subsection. The handbook is a set of guidelines for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools that may be modified by the SBOE only with broad-based dialogue that includes input from educators and professionals in the field of reading and dyslexia and related disorders from across the state. 

Attached Graphic
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Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(g) Before a full individual and initial evaluation is conducted to determine whether a student has a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the school district or open-enrollment charter school must notify the student's parent or guardian or another person standing in parental relation to the student of its proposal to conduct an evaluation consistent with 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), §300.503, provide all information required under subsection (f) of this section, and provide: 
(1) a copy of the procedural safeguards notice required by 34 CFR, §300.504; 
(2) an opportunity to give written consent for the evaluation; and 
(3) a copy of information required under Texas Education Code (TEC), §26.0081. 
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Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

Sec. 29.0031. DYSLEXIA AND RELATED DISORDERS.

(a) Dyslexia is an example of and meets the definition of a specific learning disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1401(30)). If a district suspects or has a reason to suspect that a student may have dyslexia, including after evaluation or use of a reading diagnosis under Section 28.006 or 38.003, and that the student may be a child with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1401(3)), the district must:

(1) provide to the student's parent or a person standing in parental relation to the student a form developed by the agency explaining the rights available under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.) that may be additional to the rights available under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794);

(2) comply with all federal and state requirements, including the Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders, as adopted by the State Board of Education, and its subsequent amendments, regarding any evaluation of the student; and

(3) if the student is evaluated for dyslexia or a related disorder, also evaluate the student in any other areas in which the district suspects the student may have a disability.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 542 (H.B. 3928), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2023.

Sec. 29.0031. DYSLEXIA AND RELATED DISORDERS. (a) Dyslexia is an example of and meets the definition of a specific learning disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1401(30)). If a district suspects or has a reason to suspect that a student may have dyslexia, including after evaluation or use of a reading diagnosis under Section 28.006 or 38.003, and that the student may be a child with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1401(3)), the district must:

(1) provide to the student's parent or a person standing in parental relation to the student a form developed by the agency explaining the rights available under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.) that may be additional to the rights available under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794);

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 542 (H.B. 3928), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2023.

 

Sec. 29.0031. DYSLEXIA AND RELATED DISORDERS. (a) Dyslexia is an example of and meets the definition of a specific learning disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1401(30)). If a district suspects or has a reason to suspect that a student may have dyslexia, including after evaluation or use of a reading diagnosis under Section 28.006 or 38.003, and that the student may be a child with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1401(3)), the district must:

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(2) comply with all federal and state requirements, including the Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders, as adopted by the State Board of Education, and its subsequent amendments, regarding any evaluation of the student; and

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Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 542 (H.B. 3928), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2023.

Sec. 29.0031. DYSLEXIA AND RELATED DISORDERS. (a) Dyslexia is an example of and meets the definition of a specific learning disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1401(30)). If a district suspects or has a reason to suspect that a student may have dyslexia, including after evaluation or use of a reading diagnosis under Section 28.006 or 38.003, and that the student may be a child with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1401(3)), the district must:

...

(3) if the student is evaluated for dyslexia or a related disorder, also evaluate the student in any other areas in which the district suspects the student may have a disability.

...

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 542 (H.B. 3928), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2023.

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 
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(f) At least five school days before any evaluation or identification procedure is used selectively with an individual student, the school district or open-enrollment charter school must provide written notification to the student's parent or guardian or another person standing in parental relation to the student of the proposed identification or evaluation. The notice must be in English, or to the extent practicable, the individual's native language and must include the following: 
(1) a reasonable description of the evaluation procedure to be used with the individual student; 
(2) information related to any instructional intervention or strategy used to assist the student prior to evaluation; 
(3) an estimated time frame within which the evaluation will be completed; and 
(4) specific contact information for the campus point of contact, relevant Parent Training and Information Projects, and any other appropriate parent resources. 
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Last Amended: February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 
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(f) At least five school days before any evaluation or identification procedure is used selectively with an individual student, the school district or open-enrollment charter school must provide written notification to the student's parent or guardian or another person standing in parental relation to the student of the proposed identification or evaluation. The notice must be in English, or to the extent practicable, the individual's native language and must include the following: 
(1) a reasonable description of the evaluation procedure to be used with the individual student; 
(2) information related to any instructional intervention or strategy used to assist the student prior to evaluation; 
(3) an estimated time frame within which the evaluation will be completed; and 
(4) specific contact information for the campus point of contact, relevant Parent Training and Information Projects, and any other appropriate parent resources. 
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Last Amended: February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(f) At least five school days before any evaluation or identification procedure is used selectively with an individual student, the school district or open-enrollment charter school must provide written notification to the student's parent or guardian or another person standing in parental relation to the student of the proposed identification or evaluation. The notice must be in English, or to the extent practicable, the individual's native language and must include the following: 
(1) a reasonable description of the evaluation procedure to be used with the individual student; 
. . . 


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

. . . 
(f) At least five school days before any evaluation or identification procedure is used selectively with an individual student, the school district or open-enrollment charter school must provide written notification to the student's parent or guardian or another person standing in parental relation to the student of the proposed identification or evaluation. The notice must be in English, or to the extent practicable, the individual's native language and must include the following: 
. . . 
(2) information related to any instructional intervention or strategy used to assist the student prior to evaluation; 
. . .  


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

 . . . 
(f) At least five school days before any evaluation or identification procedure is used selectively with an individual student, the school district or open-enrollment charter school must provide written notification to the student's parent or guardian or another person standing in parental relation to the student of the proposed identification or evaluation. The notice must be in English, or to the extent practicable, the individual's native language and must include the following: 
. . .  
(3) an estimated time frame within which the evaluation will be completed; and 
. . .  


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(f) At least five school days before any evaluation or identification procedure is used selectively with an individual student, the school district or open-enrollment charter school must provide written notification to the student's parent or guardian or another person standing in parental relation to the student of the proposed identification or evaluation. The notice must be in English, or to the extent practicable, the individual's native language and must include the following: 
. . .  
(4) specific contact information for the campus point of contact, relevant Parent Training and Information Projects, and any other appropriate parent resources. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

Texas Education Code § 38.003. Screening and Treatment for Dyslexia and Related Disorders.    

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(b-1)  Unless otherwise provided by law, a student determined to have dyslexia during screening or testing under Subsection (a) or accommodated because of dyslexia may not be rescreened or retested for dyslexia for the purpose of reassessing the student's need for accommodations until the district reevaluates the information obtained from previous screening or testing of the student. 
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Last Amended: 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 450 (S.B. 2075), Sec. 3, eff. June 4, 2019 
Entered:  July 18, 2019

Texas Education Code § 38.003. Screening and Treatment for Dyslexia and Related Disorders.    

(a) Students enrolling in public schools in this state shall be screened or tested, as appropriate, for dyslexia and related disorders at appropriate times in accordance with a program approved by the State Board of Education. The program must include screening at the end of the school year of each student in kindergarten and each student in the first grade. 
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Last Amended: 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 450 (S.B. 2075), Sec. 3, eff. June 4, 2019 
Entered:  July 18, 2019

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(b) The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school must ensure that procedures for identifying a student
with dyslexia or a related disorder and for providing appropriate, evidence-based instructional services to the student are implemented in the district.  
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Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

34 Code of Federal Regulations
PART 104—NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Subpart D—Preschool, Elementary, and Secondary Education


Entered:  Aug. 22, 2017 

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(h) Parents/guardians of a student with dyslexia or a related disorder must be informed of all services and options available to the student, including general education interventions under response to intervention and multi-tiered systems of support models as required by TEC, §26.0081(d), and options under federal law, including IDEA and the Rehabilitation Act, §504. 
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Last Amended: February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

Texas Education Code § 26.0081. Right to Information Concerning Special Education and Education of Students with Learning Difficulties. 

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(d)  Each school year, each school district shall notify a parent of each child, other than a child enrolled in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, who receives assistance from the district for learning difficulties, including through the use of intervention strategies, as that term is defined by Section 26.004, that the district provides that assistance to the child.  The notice must:
(1)  be provided when the child begins to receive the assistance for that school year;
(2)  be written in English or, to the extent practicable, the parent's native language; and
(3)  include:
(A)  a reasonable description of the assistance that may be provided to the child, including any intervention strategies that may be used;
(B)  information collected regarding any intervention in the base tier of a multi-tiered system of supports that has previously been used with the child;
(C)  an estimate of the duration for which the assistance, including through the use of intervention strategies, will be provided;
(D)  the estimated time frames within which a report on the child's progress with the assistance, including any intervention strategies used, will be provided to the parent; and
(E)  a copy of the explanation provided under Subsection (c).
Last Amended: 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 735 (S.B. 1153), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2017
Entered: February 24, 2022

Sec. 29.0031. DYSLEXIA AND RELATED DISORDERS. (a) Dyslexia is an example of and meets the definition of a specific learning disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1401(30)). If a district suspects or has a reason to suspect that a student may have dyslexia, including after evaluation or use of a reading diagnosis under Section 28.006 or 38.003, and that the student may be a child with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1401(3)), the district must:

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(d) At least once each grading period, and more often if provided for in a student's individualized education program, a school district shall provide the parent of or person standing in parental relation to a student receiving dyslexia instruction with information regarding the student's progress as a result of the student receiving that instruction.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 542 (H.B. 3928), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2023.

Texas Education Code § 48.009. Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).

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(b) The commissioner by rule shall require each school district and open-enrollment charter school to report through the Public Education Information Management System information regarding:
(1)  the number of students enrolled in the district or school who are identified as having dyslexia; 
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Last Amended:     86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 1.017, eff. September 1, 2019
86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1036 (H.B. 548), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019
86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(7), eff. September 1, 2019
86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (H.B. 1051), Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 2019
87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 1525), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2021
87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 5.019(a), eff. September 1, 2021
87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 2050), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2021
Entered: October 25, 2021

Texas Education Code § 38.003. Screening and Treatment for Dyslexia and Related Disorders.    

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(b)  In accordance with the program approved by the State Board of Education, the board of trustees of each school district shall provide for the treatment of any student determined to have dyslexia or a related disorder. 
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Last Amended: 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 450 (S.B. 2075), Sec. 3, eff. June 4, 2019 
Entered:  July 18, 2019

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders.


(a) In order to support and maintain full educational opportunity for students with dyslexia and related disorders and consistent with federal and state law, school districts and open-enrollment charter schools shall provide each student with dyslexia or a related disorder access to each program under which the student qualifies for services. 
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Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 24, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(c) A school district's or open-enrollment charter school's procedures must be implemented according to the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved strategies for screening, individualized evaluation, and techniques for treating dyslexia and related disorders. The strategies and techniques are described in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders" provided in this subsection. The handbook is a set of guidelines for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools that may be modified by the SBOE only with broad-based dialogue that includes input from educators and professionals in the field of reading and dyslexia and related disorders from across the state. 

Attached Graphic
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Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall purchase a reading program or develop its own evidence-based reading program for students with dyslexia and related disorders that is aligned with the descriptors found in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders." Teachers who screen and treat these students must be trained in instructional strategies that use individualized, intensive, multisensory, phonetic methods and a variety of writing and spelling components described in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders." The professional development activities specified by each open-enrollment charter school and district and/or campus planning and decision making committee shall include these instructional strategies.
. . . 


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

. . . 
(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall purchase a reading program or develop its own evidence-based reading program for students with dyslexia and related disorders that is aligned with the descriptors found in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders." Teachers who screen and treat these students must be trained in instructional strategies that use individualized, intensive, multisensory, phonetic methods and a variety of writing and spelling components described in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders." The professional development activities specified by each open-enrollment charter school and district and/or campus planning and decision making committee shall include these instructional strategies.
. . . 


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(i) Each school or open-enrollment charter school must provide each identified student access at his or her campus to instructional programs required in subsection (e) of this section and to the services of a teacher trained in dyslexia and related disorders. The school district or open-enrollment charter school may, with the approval of each student's parents or guardians, offer additional services at a centralized location. Such centralized services shall not preclude each student from receiving services at his or her campus. 
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Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(i) Each school or open-enrollment charter school must provide each identified student access at his or her campus to instructional programs required in subsection (e) of this section and to the services of a teacher trained in dyslexia and related disorders. The school district or open-enrollment charter school may, with the approval of each student's parents or guardians, offer additional services at a centralized location. Such centralized services shall not preclude each student from receiving services at his or her campus. 
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Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

. . . 
(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall purchase a reading program or develop its own evidence-based reading program for students with dyslexia and related disorders that is aligned with the descriptors found in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders." Teachers who screen and treat these students must be trained in instructional strategies that use individualized, intensive, multisensory, phonetic methods and a variety of writing and spelling components described in the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders." The professional development activities specified by each open-enrollment charter school and district and/or campus planning and decision making committee shall include these instructional strategies.
. . . 


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

. . . 
(i) Each school or open-enrollment charter school must provide each identified student access at his or her campus to instructional programs required in subsection (e) of this section and to the services of a teacher trained in dyslexia and related disorders. The school district or open-enrollment charter school may, with the approval of each student's parents or guardians, offer additional services at a centralized location. Such centralized services shall not preclude each student from receiving services at his or her campus. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(i) Each school or open-enrollment charter school must provide each identified student access at his or her campus to instructional programs required in subsection (e) of this section and to the services of a teacher trained in dyslexia and related disorders. The school district or open-enrollment charter school may, with the approval of each student's parents or guardians, offer additional services at a centralized location. Such centralized services shall not preclude each student from receiving services at his or her campus. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(l) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall provide a parent education program for parents/guardians of students with dyslexia and related disorders. This program must include: 
(1) awareness and characteristics of dyslexia and related disorders; 
(2) information on testing and diagnosis of dyslexia and related disorders; 
(3) information on effective strategies for teaching students with dyslexia and related disorders; 
(4) information on qualifications of those delivering services to students with dyslexia and related disorders; 
(5) awareness of information on accommodations and modifications, especially those allowed for standardized testing; 
(6) information on eligibility, evaluation requests, and services available under IDEA and the Rehabilitation Act, §504, and information on the response to intervention process; and 
(7) contact information for the relevant regional and/or school district or open-enrollment charter school specialists. 
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Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

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(l) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall provide a parent education program for parents/guardians of students with dyslexia and related disorders. This program must include: 
(1) awareness and characteristics of dyslexia and related disorders; 
. . . 


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

. . . 
(l) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall provide a parent education program for parents/guardians of students with dyslexia and related disorders. This program must include: 
. . . 
(2) information on testing and diagnosis of dyslexia and related disorders; 
. . . 


Last Amended: February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

. . . 
(l) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall provide a parent education program for parents/guardians of students with dyslexia and related disorders. This program must include: 
. . . 
(3) information on effective strategies for teaching students with dyslexia and related disorders; 
. . .  


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

. . . 
(l) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall provide a parent education program for parents/guardians of students with dyslexia and related disorders. This program must include: 
. . .  
(4) information on qualifications of those delivering services to students with dyslexia and related disorders; 
. . .  


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

. . . 
(l) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall provide a parent education program for parents/guardians of students with dyslexia and related disorders. This program must include: 
. . . 
(5) awareness of information on accommodations and modifications, especially those allowed for standardized testing; 
. . . 


Last Amended: February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

. . . 
(l) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall provide a parent education program for parents/guardians of students with dyslexia and related disorders. This program must include: 
. . . 
(6) information on eligibility, evaluation requests, and services available under IDEA and the Rehabilitation Act, §504, and information on the response to intervention process; and 
. . . 


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

. . . 
(l) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall provide a parent education program for parents/guardians of students with dyslexia and related disorders. This program must include: 
. . . 
(7) contact information for the relevant regional and/or school district or open-enrollment charter school specialists. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 74.28. Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. 

. . . 
(m) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools shall provide to parents of children suspected to have dyslexia or a related disorder a copy or a link to the electronic version of the "Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders." 
. . . 


Last Amended:  February 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 504
Entered: February 23, 2022

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