PARENT AND TEACHER REFERRALSOhio’s dyslexia support laws (ORC 3323.25 and 3323.251), allow both parents and teachers to refer students for tier 1 dyslexia screening. Teachers that refer students must also receive parent permission before any screening can occur. Parent Referral and Permission to Assess FormTeacher Referral Form
Posted Thursday, August 31, 2023
Resource:Natoinal Center on Improving Literacy. (2023, August) Myths vs. Facts. https://improvingliteracy.org/brief/understanding-dyslexia-myth-vs-facts
The 133rd Ohio General Assembly passed legislation (ORC 3323.25, 3323.251, 3319.077 and 3319.078) concerning the screening of and intervention for children with dyslexia, effective April 12, 2021. Ohio’s dyslexia support laws (ORC 3323.25 and 3323.251) define dyslexia as “a specific learning disorder that is neurological in origin and
Posted Monday, August 28, 2023
Tier 1 (Universal) ScreeningUniversal screening, referred to as a tier 1 dyslexia screening measure in Ohio’s dyslexia support laws (ORC 3323.251), is given to all students in a designated grade level(s). The measure identifies students whose current level/skills are at/above grade level or below grade level. Students below grade level may be at risk for reading difficulties such as dyslexia. For the 2023-24 school year, all Fairfield Union students in grades 1, 2 and 3 will participate in universal screening. Kindergarten students will participate in screening during the Fall of their first-grade year.
In the last few years, you may have heard the term, “Science of Reading.” You will be hearing about it even more in our classrooms this year! The Science of Reading refers to the body of research that has been done over the last several decades by reading experts and cognitive scientists who study the brain and how people learn to read. This research has shown us some of the best methods for teaching our students how to read. The good news is that our teachers have already been teaching many of these methods and working on implementing even more of them into their classrooms.
Structured literacy is a way to teach students to read and aligns with the Science of Reading (research that experts have found to be effective with how students learn to read and comprehend text).