This course focuses on the implementation of Act 1294 and school-based identification of students with characteristics of dyslexia in Arkansas.This course will prepare educators to be informed members of the school-based teams making decisions regarding the identification of students exhibiting the characteristics of dyslexia for placement in dyslexia intervention programs.The course will cover a review of the current definition of dyslexia, the core principles of dyslexia identification, case studies, and step-by-step procedures for analyzing assessment data.
TESS components addressed for this workshop include: 1a, 1d, and 3d.