parent education program for dyslexic children

Houston Independent School Houston Independent School DistrictDistrict

Creating a College-Bound CultureCreating a College-Bound Culture

PARENT EDUCATION ON DYSLEXIA PARENT EDUCATION ON DYSLEXIA HELPING OUR PARENTS HELP OUR STUDENTSHELPING OUR PARENTS HELP OUR STUDENTS

Dyslexia Program Support ServicesDyslexia Program Support ServicesOffice of Special PopulationsOffice of Special Populations

Dyslexia Program Services Dyslexia Program Services Office of Special Populations H Office of Special Populations Houston ISDouston ISD

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PARENT EDUCATION PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMPROGRAM• Effective August 8, 2006, Chapter 19 Effective August 8, 2006, Chapter 19

TAC §74.28 is revised to indicate that TAC §74.28 is revised to indicate that school districts and charter schools school districts and charter schools ‘shall’‘shall’ provide a parent education provide a parent education program for the parents/guardians of program for the parents/guardians of students with dyslexia and related students with dyslexia and related disorders. disorders.


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The Parent Education The Parent Education Program should include:Program should include:• Characteristics of dyslexia and related Characteristics of dyslexia and related

disordersdisorders• Information on assessment and diagnosis of Information on assessment and diagnosis of

dyslexiadyslexia• Information on effective strategies for Information on effective strategies for

teaching dyslexic students; andteaching dyslexic students; and• Awareness of information on modification Awareness of information on modification

and especially modifications allowed on and especially modifications allowed on standardized testing. standardized testing.


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PARENT EDUCATION PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMPROGRAMIn addition:In addition:• The purpose of the District’s Parent The purpose of the District’s Parent

Education Program is to inform parents Education Program is to inform parents of the services and options available to of the services and options available to students under Section 504students under Section 504

• This program can utilize a variety of This program can utilize a variety of methods in sharing information with methods in sharing information with parentsparents


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PARENT EDUCATION PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMPROGRAM• The parent education program may include any The parent education program may include any

of the following:of the following:• HISD Parent’s Guide to Dyslexia Brochure HISD Parent’s Guide to Dyslexia Brochure

(English/Spanish) (English/Spanish) • PTO/PTA MeetingsPTO/PTA Meetings• Breakout sessions on Parent NightBreakout sessions on Parent Night• Parent videos/books, live-trainingParent videos/books, live-training• Parent Communication-documentation of contactParent Communication-documentation of contact• School/District websites with links to parent resourcesSchool/District websites with links to parent resources• Title I Parent meetings-agenda/sign-in sheets Title I Parent meetings-agenda/sign-in sheets

documentationdocumentation• Parent Conferences with documentationParent Conferences with documentation


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PARENT EDUCATION PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMPROGRAM• The parent education program may include The parent education program may include

any of the following:any of the following:• School/District websites with links to parent School/District websites with links to parent

resourcesresources• Newsletters (school/regional/departmental)Newsletters (school/regional/departmental)• International Dyslexia Association BrochuresInternational Dyslexia Association Brochures• PowerPoint onlinePowerPoint online• Dyslexia Day, i.e., 8-10 am invite parents Dyslexia Day, i.e., 8-10 am invite parents • Include in School/Region/Department Vendor Fairs Include in School/Region/Department Vendor Fairs

and Expos Healthand Expos Health• Handbooks (student/parent/district)Handbooks (student/parent/district)


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TAKS Bundled TAKS Bundled AccommodationsAccommodationsExample of some information to share:Example of some information to share:

• School districts are allowed to use additional School districts are allowed to use additional accommodations to administer the TAKS reading accommodations to administer the TAKS reading tests to students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 who tests to students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 who are identified as having dyslexia. These bundled are identified as having dyslexia. These bundled accommodations are designed for students who accommodations are designed for students who have been identified as having dyslexia and who have been identified as having dyslexia and who routinely use accommodations in the classroom. routinely use accommodations in the classroom. These accommodations can be used to administer These accommodations can be used to administer both the English- and Spanish-version reading tests, both the English- and Spanish-version reading tests, including all three Student Success Initiative (SSI) including all three Student Success Initiative (SSI) administrations at grades 3 and 5.administrations at grades 3 and 5.


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TAKS Bundled TAKS Bundled AccommodationsAccommodations• The following students are eligible for the The following students are eligible for the

bundled accommodations: bundled accommodations: • Dyslexia students identified under Section Dyslexia students identified under Section

504504• Dyslexia students identified under Dyslexia students identified under

IDEA/Special Education IDEA/Special Education • Other Special Education students Other Special Education students • Students who are identified as having Students who are identified as having

dyslexia but are not in a program. dyslexia but are not in a program.


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TAKS Bundled TAKS Bundled AccommodationsAccommodations• Students who qualify and are recommended by the Students who qualify and are recommended by the

campus Section 504 or Special Education ARD campus Section 504 or Special Education ARD Committee to receive these accommodations during Committee to receive these accommodations during TAKS must receive them as a “bundled” package; that TAKS must receive them as a “bundled” package; that is, the test administrator must administer the reading is, the test administrator must administer the reading test using all three of the following accommodations:test using all three of the following accommodations:

• orally reading all proper nouns associated with the orally reading all proper nouns associated with the each passage before students begin reading that each passage before students begin reading that passage,passage,

• orally reading all questions and answer choices to orally reading all questions and answer choices to students, andstudents, and

• extending the testing time over a two-day periodextending the testing time over a two-day period


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TAKS Bundled TAKS Bundled AccommodationsAccommodations• Additionally, students who are identified as Additionally, students who are identified as

having dyslexia and are routinely receiving having dyslexia and are routinely receiving some classroom accommodations but are some classroom accommodations but are not in a program may be recommended for not in a program may be recommended for the bundled accommodations by the the bundled accommodations by the campus 504 or Sp Ed ARD committee. campus 504 or Sp Ed ARD committee. Documentation of these accommodations is Documentation of these accommodations is required. Students who qualify to receive required. Students who qualify to receive these bundled accommodations may be these bundled accommodations may be tested individually or in small groupstested individually or in small groups


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PARENT EDUCATION PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMPROGRAM• Learning Disabilities Association Learning Disabilities Association

of America (LDA)of America (LDA)http://http://www.ldanatl.orgwww.ldanatl.org

• Hello Friend (Ennis Cosby Hello Friend (Ennis Cosby Foundation)Foundation)www.hellofriend.orgwww.hellofriend.org

• National Attention Deficit National Attention Deficit Association (ADDA)Association (ADDA)http://http://www.add.orgwww.add.org

• National Center for Learning National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)Disabilities (NCLD)http://http://www.NCLD.orgwww.NCLD.org

• Neuhaus Education CenterNeuhaus Education Centerhttp://http://www.neuhaus.orgwww.neuhaus.org

• Proactive Parent.com for Teachers Proactive Parent.com for Teachers and Parentsand Parentswww.proactiveparent.comwww.proactiveparent.com

• Recordings for the Blind and Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic/TexasDyslexic/Texashttp://http://www.rfbdtexas.orgwww.rfbdtexas.org

• Recordings for the Blind and Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (Books on Tape)Dyslexic (Books on Tape)http://http://www.rfbd.orgwww.rfbd.org

• Schwab Foundation for Schwab Foundation for LearningLearningwww.schwablearning.orgwww.schwablearning.org

• Texas Reading InitiativeTexas Reading Initiativehttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/http://www.tea.state.tx.us/reading reading

• Texas Education Agency (TEA)Texas Education Agency (TEA)http://www.tea.state.tx.ushttp://www.tea.state.tx.us

http://www.ldanatl.org/

http://www.ldanatl.org/

http://www.hellofriend.org/

http://www.add.org/

http://www.add.org/

http://www.ncld.org/

http://www.ncld.org/

http://www.neuhaus.org/

http://www.neuhaus.org/

http://www.rfbdtexas.org/

http://www.rfbdtexas.org/

http://www.rfbd.org/

http://www.rfbd.org/

http://www.schwablearning.org/


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PARENT EDUCATION PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMPROGRAM• All Kinds of Minds InstituteAll Kinds of Minds Institute

www.allkindsofminds.orgwww.allkindsofminds.org• Association on Higher Education Association on Higher Education

and Disability (AHEAD)and Disability (AHEAD)http://http://ahead.orgahead.org

• Center for Academic and Reading Center for Academic and Reading Skills (CARS)Skills (CARS)http://http://cars.uth.tmc.educars.uth.tmc.edu

• Children and Adults with Attention Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (C.H.A.D.D.)Deficit Disorder (C.H.A.D.D.)http://www.chadd.orghttp://www.chadd.org

• Council of Educators of Students Council of Educators of Students with Disabilities (CESD)with Disabilities (CESD)www.504idea.orgwww.504idea.org

• Dyslexia Handbook/TEA Dyslexia Handbook/TEA PublicationPublicationwww.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/elar/2007EnglishHandbook.pdf elar/2007EnglishHandbook.pdf

• Dyslexia Handbook (Spanish)/TEA Dyslexia Handbook (Spanish)/TEA PublicationPublicationwww.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/elar/2007SpanishHandbook.pdf elar/2007SpanishHandbook.pdf

• Family Education NetworkFamily Education Networkwww.familyeducation.comwww.familyeducation.com

• HEATH Resource CenterHEATH Resource Centerhttp://http://www.heath.gwu.eduwww.heath.gwu.edu

• International Dyslexia AssociationInternational Dyslexia Associationhttp://www.interdys.org; Centerff http://www.interdys.org; Centerff

• http://www.interdys.orghttp://www.interdys.org.pdf/.pdf/spanish-what-is-dyslexia.pdfspanish-what-is-dyslexia.pdf

http://www.allkindsofminds.org/

http://ahead.org/

http://ahead.org/

http://cars.uth.tmc.edu/

http://cars.uth.tmc.edu/

http://www.504idea.org/

http://www.familyeducation.com/

http://www.acenet.edu/Programs/HEATH/home.html




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PARENT EDUCATION PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMPROGRAM• Campus contact persons maintain documentation Campus contact persons maintain documentation

records and send copies of meeting agendas and records and send copies of meeting agendas and other documentation of the Parent Education other documentation of the Parent Education Program on Dyslexia compliance to: Program on Dyslexia compliance to:

• A. Nell Williams, CoordinatorA. Nell Williams, CoordinatorDyslexia Program Support ServicesDyslexia Program Support ServicesOffice of Special Populations Office of Special Populations 713-556-6872713-556-6872Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center Route 10 or Fax 713-556-6899Route 10 or Fax [email protected]@houstonisd.org

mailto:[email protected]

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