Parents are often confused about their dyslexic child's eligibility for special education services. In North Carolina and South Carolina, dyslexia is not an area of eligibility for special education services. However, dyslexia is a condition listed in the definition of Specific Learning Disabilities by the Individual with Disabilities Improvement Act, 2004.
'Specific learning disability' means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which disorder may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations. Such term includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. Such term does not include a learning problem that is primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, of mental retardation, of emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage." United States Code (20 U.S.C. §1401 [30])
Nevertheless, just because a child is diagnosed with dyslexia, does not mean they will automatically receive special education services. The child must still be referred for consideration of eligibility at the school by either the parent or teacher. In many school districts in NC and SC, the Response to Intervention model is used before children are tested for eligibility. Moreover, it is likely that only if the dyslexic child's academic weakness is significantly hindering them at school that they will be found eligible for services. This will be supported by the child's performance in the classroom as well as the results of the child's psychological-educational evaluation.
As an Educational Specialist with Child and Family Development in Charlotte, I evaluate and diagnose children with dyslexia as well as offer treatment and parent consultation services for special education eligibility.
'Specific learning disability' means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which disorder may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations. Such term includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. Such term does not include a learning problem that is primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, of mental retardation, of emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage." United States Code (20 U.S.C. §1401 [30])
Nevertheless, just because a child is diagnosed with dyslexia, does not mean they will automatically receive special education services. The child must still be referred for consideration of eligibility at the school by either the parent or teacher. In many school districts in NC and SC, the Response to Intervention model is used before children are tested for eligibility. Moreover, it is likely that only if the dyslexic child's academic weakness is significantly hindering them at school that they will be found eligible for services. This will be supported by the child's performance in the classroom as well as the results of the child's psychological-educational evaluation.
As an Educational Specialist with Child and Family Development in Charlotte, I evaluate and diagnose children with dyslexia as well as offer treatment and parent consultation services for special education eligibility.
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