Legal Codes for Dyslexiawww.tea.state.tx.us/reading/products/dyshdbook2001.pdf Students with dyslexia or related disorders, determined to have an educational need, are protected under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This federal law is a civil rights statute designed to protect those with disabilities from discrimination.
A set of rules, for the implementation of state law concerning dyslexia, was approved by the Texas State Board of Education in May 1986, as “Procedures Concerning Dyslexia”. These Procedures were revised in February 2001. These specific procedures outline the identification, evaluation, and placement processes, as well as the procedural safeguards to parents and descriptors for appropriate implementation of dyslexia treatment. Texas Education Code § 36.003
Dyslexia defined:
“a disorder of constitutional origin manifested by a difficulty in learning to read, write, and spell, despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and sociocultural opportunity.”
Related disorders defined:
“includes disorders similar to or related to dyslexia, such as developmental auditory imperception, dysphasia, specific developmental dyslexia, developmental dysgraphic, and developmental spelling disorder.”
Texas Administrative Code § 74.28
The board of trustees of a school district must ensure that procedures for identifying a student with dyslexia or a related disorder and for providing appropriate instructional services to the student are implemented in the district. This implementation must follow the strategies described in the “Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders”. This code also ensures parent notification prior to identification and assessment of an individual child. Services must be available on the child’s campus, unless parent permission is granted for other arrangements. |