Lawmakers are one step closer to creating a guidebook for parents and school districts to help students with dyslexia. A bill passed the State Assembly Tuesday which wouldrequire the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to create a handbook on how to detect and assist students with dyslexia and other reading conditions.
Currently, school districts are not required to work with dyslexic students.
Teaching professionals support the proposal due to the importance of catching dyslexia at an early age. School administrators said during the bill’s public testimony, learning early can better prepare students for their future and help fill achievement gaps.
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