Dyslexia
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What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a lifelong condition that makes it difficult for people to read. Dyslexia is mainly a problem with reading accurately and fluently. Students with dyslexia may have trouble answering questions about something they’ve read. But when it’s read to them, they may have no difficulty at all.
Dyslexia can create difficulty with other skills. These include: Reading Comprehension, Spelling, Writing, Math
Students will be referred for an evaluation for the dyslexia program based on common signs of dyslexia. The following may be associated with dyslexia if they are unexpected for the individual’s age, educational level or cognitive abilities:
Preschool
- Has trouble recognizing whether two words rhyme
- Struggles with learning new words
- Has trouble recognizing letters and matching them to sounds
- Talks later than most children
Grade School
- Has trouble taking away the middle sound from a word or blending several sounds to make a word
- Often can't recognize common sight words
- Quickly forgets how to spell many of the words she studies
- Gets tripped up by word problems in math
Middle School
- Makes many spelling errors
- Frequently has to re-read sentences and passages
- Reads a lower academic level than how she speaks
High School
- Often skips over small words when reading aloud
- Doesn't read at the expected grade level
- Strongly prefers multiple-choice questions over fill-in-the-blank or short answer
The Section 504 Committee determines eligibility based on the dyslexia assessment, then makes the recommendation for the student. Possible recommendations may include:
- No placement recommended
- 504 placement with classroom accommodations/placement in the Dyslexia Instructional Program
- Referral for Special Education services
- Other recommendation appropriate for the student
If the Section 504 committee recommends placement in the dyslexia program, written parent permission is required and will be obtained prior to placement.
Helpful Links:
Dyslexia Handbook
Dyslexia Handbook (2021)
Dyslexia Handbook Changes for 2021
Dyslexia Handbook Changes for 2021 (Spanish)Dyslexia Signs and Symptoms
Dyslexia Fact Sheet
https://www.understood.org/~/media/c51bbb515ec049f8ad699da01ff3f17f.pdf
Dyslexia Resources
- Texas Center for Learning Disabilities https://www.texasldcenter.org/
- International Dyslexia Association https://dyslexiaida.org/
- The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity http://dyslexia.yale.edu/
- Learning Ally https://learningally.org/
- Texas Education Agency https://tea.texas.gov/Home/
- TEA Resources on Special Education https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/special-education/resources
- Learning Disabilities https://ldaamerica.org/parents/
- Talking Book Program https://www.tsl.
texas.gov/tbp/index.html
Campus Contact Information
Hardin Elementary School
Venus Booker, Counselor
Phone: 936-298-2114
Email: vbooker@hardinisd.netHardin Junior High
Charetha Sandles, Counselor
Phone: 936-298-2054
Email: csandles@hardinisd.netHardin High School
Dawn White, Counselor
Phone: 936-298-2118
Email: dwhite@hardinisd.net
