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Understanding Dyslexia

This toolkit helps parents and educators learn about dyslexia and how to support the literacy development of students with dyslexia.

Defining Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a brain-based learning disability that specifically impairs a person’s ability to read.

The Critical Role of Instructional Response for Identifying Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities

This article proposes a “hybrid” model for dyslexia identification that documents low reading achievement, inadequate response to instruction, and exclusionary factors. It works best in multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS).

Considerations in Universal Screening

Screening assessments can help capture each child’s reading and language strengths and weaknesses in key early stages of development.

What can we learn by screening kids early?

Expert : Jack Fletcher, Ph.D.

Characteristics of Students Identified with Dyslexia Within the Context of State Legislation

This study explores factors that might predict the way dyslexia is identified by schools. The authors looked at data on 7,947 second-grade students in 126 schools from one U.S. state. The findings suggest systematic demographic differences in whether a student is identified with dyslexia by schools, even when using universal screening.

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Five Formative Assessment Strategies to Improve Distance Learning Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

National Center on Educational Outcomes

This brief provides strategies for engaging in formative assessment during distance learning for students with disabilities.

Topic: Remote Learning

Supporting Integrated English Learner Student Instruction: A Guide to Assess Professional Learning Needs Based on the Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School Practice Guide

REL West

This guide is designed to help district and school site leaders assess the professional learning needs of elementary school teachers to implement research-based recommendations for the instruction of English learner students. It comprises two tools the Teacher Self-Reflection Tool and the Classroom Observation Tool and outlines a 10-step process to help districts align their professional learning decisions with the data collected from these tools.

Topic: English Learners, Professional Development