Ind. Code ch. 20-35.5-1

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Ind. Code § 20-35.5-1-1 Application of definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions used in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-1-2 "Authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia"

Sec. 2. (a) "Authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia" means an employee of a school corporation or public school, including a charter school, who has successfully completed training in a dyslexia program approved by the department. (b) The term includes a: (1) reading specialist trained in dyslexia; (2) teacher who has successfully completed the training described in subsection (a); and (3) tutor or paraprofessional working under the supervision of a teacher described in subdivision (2). As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-1-3 "Dyslexia program"

Sec. 3. "Dyslexia program" means explicit, direct instruction that is: (1) systematic, sequential, and cumulative and follows a logical plan of presenting the alphabetic principle that targets the specific needs of a student without presuming prior skills or knowledge of the student; (2) research based; and (3) offered in a setting to teach a student the components of reading instruction, including: (A) phonemic awareness to enable a student to detect, segment, blend, and manipulate sounds in spoken language; (B) graphophonemic knowledge for teaching the letter sound plan of English; (C) the structure of the English language that includes morphology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics; (D) linguistic instruction directed toward proficiency and fluency with the patterns of language so that words and sentences are carriers of meaning; and (E) strategies that a student uses for decoding, encoding, word recognition, fluency, and comprehension. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-1-4 "Level I dyslexia screening"

Sec. 4. "Level I dyslexia screening" means a process, as determined by the school corporation or charter school, for gathering additional information to determine if characteristics of dyslexia are present. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-1-5 "Level II dyslexia screening"

Sec. 5. "Level II dyslexia screening" means a detailed process, as determined by the school corporation or charter school, for identifying a pattern of strengths and weaknesses documenting the characteristics of dyslexia and includes the administration of diagnostic tools designed to measure the underlying cause, characteristics, and outcomes to identify the characteristics of dyslexia. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-1-6 "Reading specialist trained in dyslexia"

Sec. 6. "Reading specialist trained in dyslexia" means a professional who: (1) has expertise in and either has or is working toward an endorsement or certification, as determined by the department, in providing training for: (A) phonological and phonemic awareness; (B) sound and symbol relationships; (C) alphabet knowledge; (D) decoding skills; (E) rapid naming skills; and (F) encoding skills; (2) is fluent in the response to intervention process; and (3) has been trained in the identification of and intervention for dyslexia. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-1-7 "Universal screener"

Sec. 7. "Universal screener" means a diagnostic assessment used to aid educators in understanding the causes for student performance, learning strengths, and the needs that underlie student performance. The diagnostic assessment is conducted to identify or predict students who may be at risk for poor learning outcomes and is typically brief and conducted with all students at a particular grade level. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

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