Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Wisconsin’s informational guidebook on dyslexia and related conditions is now available at https://dpi.wi.gov/reading/dyslexiaguidebook.
Required by 2019 Wisconsin Act 86, the informational dyslexia guidebook was created through collaboration between an advisory committee created by Act 86 and DPI. Feedback was solicited from advisory committee members at several points in the drafting process. In addition, the guidebook was available for 30 days of public comment.
Per Act 86, the informational guidebook discusses screening, instruction and intervention, and resources that can support improved learning for school-aged individuals with characteristics of dyslexia. The audience for the information is broad and includes, but is not limited to, parents and families, educators, interventionists or reading teachers, and educational leaders. Per state law, each school district will include a link to the informational guidebook on dyslexia and related conditions on its website. The district link must be available no later than December 1, 2021.
The advisory committee and the DPI believe school/district teams - including family and community members - can use the guidebook as a tool for having conversations about how to continually improve a local, equitable multi-level system of support to best meet the needs of all readers who struggle, including learners with characteristics of dyslexia.
For more information about the informational guidebook, including a guidance document for having conversations using the guidebook, visit https://dpi.wi.gov/reading/dyslexiaguidebook.
Subscriber Submission: Barb Novak, Wisconsin DPI