Dyslexia Universal Screener 2022-23

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO SCREEN FOR DYSLEXIA?

In 2017, the 85th Texas Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 1886, amending Texas Education Code (TEC) §38.003, Screening and Treatment for Dyslexia, to require that all kindergarten and first-grade public school students be screened for dyslexia and related disorders.

Early identification of students with dyslexia along with corresponding early intervention programs for these students will have significant implications for their future academic success.

• Early identification is critical because the earlier the intervention, the easier it is to remediate.
• Inexpensive screening measures identify at-risk children in mid-kindergarten with 85 percent accuracy.
• If intervention is not provided before the age of eight, the probability of reading difficulties continuing into high school is 75 percent (pp. 279–280).

-Straight Talk about Reading, Hall and Moats (1999)

WHAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR CAMPUSES?

All kindergarten and first-grade public school students are to be screened for dyslexia and related disorders, according to the Texas Legislature. The testing window for first-grade assessment is January 17th - January 31st, 2023. HISD will use the Renaissance 360: STAR Early Literacy (Ren360) assessment tool. The testing window for kindergarten assessment is April 24th - May 26th, 2023, and HISD will use the Texas Kindergarten Entry Assessment (TX-KEA).

The dyslexia administrator will oversee the pre-screening process of all students flagged as being at-risk for dyslexia or other related disorders: Dyslexia Screening Task Card

• Download and utilize the Dyslexia At-Risk sql report in HISD Connect, refer to the Dyslexia At-Risk Roster task card for assistance. Separate students coded '2' into three categories and notify the necessary parties of their respective students.
• Send home the parent notification letter and appropriate assessment report to all students flagged. Please include a parent input form of those to be reviewed by the PLC.
• Data will be gathered according to the Dyslexia Data Checklist for a Professional Learning Committee (PLC) to review
• Develop a PLC committee that should consist of an administrator, IAT Liaison, campus-based staff trained in dyslexia (interventionist or administrator), and screening grade-level teachers.  Section 504 Coordinator is optional for the meeting. The meeting will be facilitated by the dyslexia administrator using the recommended Dyslexia Guiding Questions document to guide the data discussion with the committee and to identify areas of concern.
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Meeting Protocols 

At the meeting, review the teacher input forms, grades, intervention, and progress monitoring (PM) data, district-level assessments   (CIRCLE, TX-KEA, HFW, etc.) for all students flagged from the Dyslexia Screening report. 

Complete the Dyslexia Committee Review Forms

Review the following criteria below to help determine the next steps and complete the following document for each student that was flagged on the Dyslexia Screening report.  Dyslexia Committee review documentation form 

Complete IAT Meetings

IAT meetings need to be completed by their respective due dates. Follow the IAT process. Complete the parent/guardian invite, teacher referral letter, IAT intervention plan, and finalize the summary of response request for evaluation (RFE). Please complete the following documentation for the students referred to IAT after the final decision has been made. IAT Referral documentation form 

WHAT WILL BE REQUIRED AND WHEN? 

WHO DO I CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT?