The campus Section 504 committee will review the recommendations and determine the appropriate services, which can include one or more of the following:
- reading intervention or tutoring;
- dyslexia program; and/or
- referral for special education assessment and instructional and assessment accommodations.
Listed below are examples of reasonable classroom accommodations:
- copies of notes (e.g., teacher-or peer-provided)
- note-taking assistance
- additional time on class assignments and tests
- reduce/shortened assignments (e.g., chunking assignments into manageable units, fewer items given on a classroom test or homework assignment without eliminating concepts, or student planner to assist with assignments)
- priority seating assignment
- oral reading of directions or written materials
Teacher Training Requirements
- Must have valid Texas teaching certificates for the particular grade level(s) that they teach
- Must be trained in dyslexia and related disorders
- Must be trained in the program the district has developed or purchased for use with students with dyslexia as well as in instructional strategies that utilize individualized intensive, multi-sensory, phonetic methods.