Ind. Code ch. 20-35.5-2

in effect

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-1 Indicators to screen for risk factors of dyslexia included in reading plan; mandatory universal screener; reported in kindergarten through grade 2 reading plan

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, a school corporation's and charter school's reading plan developed under 511 IAC 6.2-3.1 shall include indicators to screen for risk factors of dyslexia, using a screening tool approved by the department that screens for characteristics of dyslexia. (b) Subject to 511 IAC 6.2-3.1, the mandatory universal screener approved by the department under subsection (a) shall include indicators for dyslexia and must be reported in the kindergarten through grade 2 reading plan. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-2 Screening of students

Sec. 2. The screening of students shall include, as developmentally appropriate, the following: (1) Phonological and phonemic awareness. (2) Sound symbol recognition. (3) Alphabet knowledge. (4) Decoding skills. (5) Rapid naming skills. (6) Encoding skills. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-3 Administration of level I dyslexia screening

Sec. 3. Subject to section 8 of this chapter, if a student is determined to be at risk, or at some risk, for dyslexia after a screening under section 1 of this chapter, the school corporation or charter school shall administer a level I dyslexia screening of the student within ninety (90) days of date the student's school year commences. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.211-2021, SEC.34.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-4 Administration of level II dyslexia screening; consistent with Indiana dyslexia resource guide

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, if a school corporation or charter school determines that a level II dyslexia screening should be administered, the school corporation or charter school may administer a level II dyslexia screening to the student. (b) A level II dyslexia screening shall be completed consistent with the Indiana dyslexia resource guide described in IC 20-35.5-7-2. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-5 Components of level I dyslexia screening and level II dyslexia screening

Sec. 5. The level I dyslexia screening and the level II dyslexia screening of a student must include the components listed in section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-6 Adoption of rules to ensure students screened for risk factors of dyslexia

Sec. 6. The state board shall adopt rules to ensure that students will be screened as provided under this article for risk factors of dyslexia using a screening tool described in section 1 of this chapter: (1) in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2; (2) when a student in kindergarten through grade 2: (A) transfers to a new school; and (B) has not been screened previously during the school year; (3) when a student in grade 3 or higher has difficulty, as noted by a classroom teacher, in: (A) phonological and phonemic awareness; (B) sound symbol recognition; (C) alphabet knowledge; (D) decoding skills; (E) rapid naming skills; and (F) encoding skills; and (4) when a student from another state enrolls for the first time in kindergarten through grade 2 in Indiana unless the student presents documentation that the student: (A) had the dyslexia screening or a similar screening during the school year; or (B) is exempt from screening. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-7 Use of response to intervention

Sec. 7. If a universal screener, level I dyslexia screening, or level II dyslexia screening indicates that a student has characteristics of dyslexia, the school corporation or charter school shall use the response to intervention process to address the needs of the student. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-8 Objection to screening; consent to level I dyslexia screening and level II dyslexia screening

Sec. 8. (a) A school corporation or charter school is not required to administer a universal screener under section 1 of this chapter to a student if the: (1) parent of the student objects to the screening; or (2) student is receiving intervention services for dyslexia. (b) Before a school corporation or charter school administers a level I dyslexia screening or level II dyslexia screening to a student, the parent of the student must consent to the screening. (c) If a parent objects to an initial dyslexia screening or does not consent to a level I dyslexia screening or level II dyslexia screening, the school corporation or charter school may not administer the initial dyslexia screening, level I dyslexia screening, or level II dyslexia screening, whichever is applicable, to the student. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

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