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Dyslexia Study Committee Issues Final Report
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | February 4, 2019
From The Wheeler Report:
The Legislative Council Study Committee on Identification and Management of Dyslexia has released its final report. The Committee has made the following recommendations:
LRB-0368/2. Employing a Dyslexia Specialist at the Department of Public Instruction.
- This proposal would require DPI to hire a dyslexia specialist beginning in the 2019-20 school year and provides $95,000 per year to fund the positions. The dyslexia specialist duties would include:
- Provide schools with information, technical assistance, and supported related to dyslexia and related conditions.
- Provide schools with information, technical assistance, and support related to addressing the needs of pupils with dyslexia and related conditions.
- Increase professional awareness in schools, and instructional competencies of teachers, to meet the educational needs of pupils with dyslexia and related conditions.
- Development implementation guidance and make recommendations to the state superintendent of public instruction for comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction practices and strategies to be used to assist regular education teachers and special education teachers to recognize educational needs of and improve literacy outcomes for pupils with dyslexia and related conditions or identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia and related conditions.
LRB-0383/3. Developing a Guidebook Related to Dyslexia and Related Conditions.
- Requires DPI to develop a guidebook for parents, guardians, teachers, and administrators regarding dyslexia and related conditions. The guidebook must be developed by the state superintendent of public instruction establishing an advisory committee. The guidebook must include all of the following information:
- Guidelines on screening processes and tools available to identify dyslexia and related conditions.
- A description of interventions and instructional strategies that have been shown to improve academic performance of pupils with dyslexia and related conditions.
- A description of resources and services related to dyslexia and related conditions that are available to pupils with dyslexia and related conditions, parents and guardians of such pupils, and educators.
Alternative Licensure
- The Committee recommends the Legislature consider options to ensure that all applicants for an educator license must fulfill requirements to complete students teaching, obtain a passing score on the FoRT test.
Lifetime Licensure
- The Committee recommends the Legislature consider the repercussions of the lifetime educator license created in the 2017-19 Biennial Budget Act and its impact on teacher effectiveness.
Grade Ranges for Educator Licenses
- The Committee recommends the Legislature consider the effectiveness of broadened grade ranges for educator licenses issued under ch. PI 34.
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