Literacy for All: Equitable Practices for Reading & Dyslexia
Decoding Dyslexia Maryland and the National Center on Improving Literacy
Screening for Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties
Kelli Cummings, Ph.D., NCSP, Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Maryland, College Park/NCIL, Scott Szczerbiak, Director of Special Education and Cortney Dvorak, Supervisor of Instruction/Reading, St. Mary’s County Public Schools
Figuring out which children may be at risk for reading difficulty before the onset of reading struggles is a primary goal of Maryland’s reading screening requirements. Many local school districts are reviewing reading screening protocols and establishing “response to screening” frameworks. This session will discuss the characteristics of strong reading screening assessments and investigate the pre-literacy and early literacy areas (or behaviors) that are predictive of future reading success. Attendees will hear from St. Mary’s County Public Schools and NCIL about the universal reading screening partnership to identify at-risk readers and students with dyslexia. Attendees will be better prepared to understand how to choose and implement a strong screening measure with the goal to prevent reading failure.
The research reported here is funded by a grant to the National Center on Improving Literacy from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with the Office of Special Education Programs (Award #: S283D160003). The opinions or policies expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of OESE, OSEP, or the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the Federal government. Copyright © 2020 National Center on Improving Literacy.