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Indiana Code Title 20. Education § 20-35.5-6-1

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 1. (a) Not later than July 1, 2019, the department shall employ at least one (1) reading specialist trained in dyslexia with a minimum of three (3) years of field experience in screening, identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders to provide the following:

(1) Technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders to:

(A) the department;  and

(B) school corporations and charter schools in Indiana.

(2) Training to school corporation and charter school employees in:

(A) administering screenings;

(B) analyzing and interpreting screening data;

(C) determining appropriate interventions that are systematic, multisensory, and evidence based;  and

(D) dyslexia programs.

(b) A reading specialist trained in dyslexia shall:

(1) be trained in dyslexia and related disorders, including best practice interventions and treatment models for dyslexia;

(2) be responsible for:

(A) the accountability of screening results;  and

(B) ensuring that all teachers working for the school corporations and charter schools receive the professional awareness information as required under IC 20-35.5-7-1;  and

(3) serve as the primary source of information and support for school corporations and charter schools in addressing the needs of students with dyslexia and related disorders.

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