Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 20-35.5-6-1 - Employment of reading specialist trained in dyslexia; duties(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:(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(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.Added by P.L. 95-2018,SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2018.