Special Populations
8(g) Multisensory Structured Language Program
PreK-12 Statewide Reading Plan/Dyslexia Information
The purpose of the PreK-12 State Reading Plan is two-fold. This program is first intended to support the development of a PreK-12 State Reading Plan that will identify scientifically based instructional and assessment strategies for the teaching of reading for students who are at-risk for reading failure, are reading below their current grade placement, or are non-readers. In addition, this program is intended to provide continuing support to the screening and assessment of students for dyslexia and related disorders and the provision of multisensory structured language programs to students with dyslexia and related disorders as required in the Louisiana Law for the Education of Dyslexic Students {R.S. 17:7(11)} and Bulletin 1903 of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
This program will build upon the current foundation that Louisiana has established through the state’s K-3 Reading and Math Initiative and Federal Reading First Grant. Through these programs, Louisiana has developed a Comprehensive Plan for K-3 Reading that is grounded in scientifically based reading research. This program will expand that plan to include students in PreK and grades 4-12 in order to create a Comprehensive PreK-12 State Reading Plan that will address the needs of struggling and non-readers, thereby improving reading achievement and outcomes for students in Louisiana and reducing the illiteracy rate in the state.
The program will also continue the activities of the previously funded 8(g) Multisensory Structured Language (MSL) program. Act 854 of the 1990 regular legislative session resulted in the enactment of the Louisiana Law for the Education of Dyslexic Students {R.S.17: 7(11)}. The law requires that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Educaton (SBESE) adopt and provide "for the implementation of a program under which students enrolled or enrolling in public schools in this state are tested for dyslexia and related disorders as may be necessary.”
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Bulletin 1903
Regulations for the Implementation of R.S. 17:7(11), 17:392.1, and 17:392.3.
The Louisiana Law for the Education of Dyslexic Students
Use this link to learn more about federal and state requirements, eligibility for services, and school system responsibilities.
Bulletin 1903.pdf
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As an educator, you may find that 15-20% of the students in your class have a language-related learning disability. You may notice that these students do not participate or they may withdraw or even act out in class, because they do not know how to read, spell or express themselves in oral or written language. As a matter of fact, their brains process information differently than yours and mine do, so many of today's teaching techniques often do not work for them.
Did you know that by definition, many people who have been diagnosed as being dyslexic have average to above average intelligence! It's never too late for children or adults to learn to read. Use the link below to learn more about how you can help.
The International Dyslexia Association
Frequently Asked Questions about Dyslexia
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