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Beyond Words
The Dyslexia Department Quarterly Newsletter
Texas Dyslexia Grant Success
The Texas Dyslexia Grant was awarded to Round Rock ISD for use in the 2023-2024 school year. Round Rock was awarded $112,625. The specific need in Round Rock ISD was to expand our continuum of services for students with dyslexia by offering a program of instruction that can be adapted for students who need a more individualized approach to their learning.
Teachers learn how to adapt content, methodology, and delivery of instruction (specially designed instruction) of Reading by Design: An Individualized Literacy Intervention. Teachers will learn how to adapt this program for students identified through IDEA as having a reading disability due to dyslexia.
Specially designed instruction is defined under IDEA as “adapting . . . the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction” to a child eligible under IDEA. This instruction must address the unique needs of the child that result from the child’s disability and must ensure access to the general curriculum so that the child can meet the state’s educational standards (34 C.F.R §300.39(b)(3)).
Resources & Fact Sheets
Audio Book Resources
Learning Ally
Learning Ally is a free audiobook solution that helps to bridge the gap by providing equitable access to grade-level content.
The Talking Book Program
The Talking Book Program (TBP) provides free library services to qualifying Texans with visual, physical, or reading disabilities.
Bookshare
Bookshare makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy or other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style.
Fact Sheets
Sometimes families and parents have questions about dyslexia. TEA’s Special Education in Texas provides valuable resources to share to ease their concerns and answer questions. Feel free to share!