Early Screening and Implementation Survey
The Dyslexia Advisory Council will be making revisions to the dyslexia screening and implementation documents in January. Please provide your feedback to the Early Screening and Implementation survey.
2021-22 Dyslexia Bulletin
Early Screening of Dyslexia Bulletin
The Early Screening of Dyslexia bulletin is live on the OSPI website and can be found at this link:OSPI Early Screening of Dyslexia Bulletin (www.k12.wa.us) The bulletin outlines expectations, guidelines, and best practices associated with implementing the early screening of dyslexia and Senate Bill 6162. Also in the document is a host of resources to help support implementation and ensure that families, students, schools, and districts have access to materials and supports needed for implementation. For more information, please contact Sandra Stroup, Associate Director of Elementary English Language Arts at sandra.stroup@k12.wa.us.
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month!
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Check out this page from the International Dyslexia Association for inspiring stories of people living with dyslexia.
Dyslexia Advisory Council Fall Meeting
The Dyslexia Advisory Council will be meeting on October 11, 2021 to discuss matters related to the implementation of the early screening of Dyslexia. An update will be posted after the meeting to the OSPI website. Previous updates can be found at this link under the "Past Meetings" heading: Washington State Dyslexia Advisory Council | OSPI (www.k12.wa.us)
Meeting Statute Expectations
This month (June) marks a celebratory moment in the implementation of the Early Screening of Dyslexia Statute (E2SSB 6162), as OSPI and the Dyslexia Advisory Council have fulfilled all of the district implementation benchmarks as outlined in the law.
Section 4 (2): By June 1, 2019, the council must identify and describe screening tools and resources that satisfy developmental and academic criteria, including considerations of validity and reliability, that indicate typical literacy development or dyslexia, taking into account typical child neurological development, and report this information to the superintendent of public.
Section 5(1) By June 1, 2021, the superintendent of public instruction must review the dyslexia advisory council's recommendations required under section 4 of this act and make available to school districts: (a) Best practices for school district implementation of screenings as required under section 2 of this act, including trainings for school district staff conducting the screenings;
(b) Best practices for using multitiered systems of support to provide interventions as required under section 2 of this act, including trainings for school district staff in instructional methods specifically targeting students' areas of weakness;
(c) Sample educational information for parents and families related to dyslexia that includes a list of resources for parental support; and
(d) Best practices to address the needs of students above grade two who show indications of, or areas of weakness associated with, dyslexia
Over the next year, the Dyslexia Advisory Council will:
Review disaggregated quantitative student data from the CEDARS Data Collection.
Review disaggregated qualitative district data from the ELA Office Data Collection.
Provide updates and recommendations to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Update Implementation Guidance and Best Practices.
