SAISD 504/Dyslexia Newsletter
September 2023
Welcome to our first newsletter of the 2023-2024 academic year!
Our aim is to provide teachers and parents with useful information about Section 504 and dyslexia. We hope you find our monthly newsletters interesting and full of valuable resources to use in the classroom and at home.
SECTION 504
Section 504 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education. Click here for a link to the Texas Education Agency's information on Section 504.
Vector Training for Section 504/Dyslexia
SAISD is providing Section 504 compliance and Dyslexia Awareness training via Vector Solutions. All SAISD staff must complete these mandatory trainings. Please access the Vector site using your ClassLink SSO.
DYSLEXIA
What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.
There are many successful people with dyslexia who were able to succeed despite the obstacles they faced. Watch the video to learn about these highly effective people, including Muhammad Ali, Tom Cruise, Whoopi Goldberg, Thomas Edison and Salma Hayek.
The Texas Dyslexia Handbook is developed and adopted into administrative rule by the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE). The SBOE requires that each district and open-enrollment charter school implement the SBOE’s strategies for screening, individualized evaluation, and techniques for treating dyslexia and related disorders through its approved “Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders” [19 Texas Administrative Code 74.28]