{"id":832,"date":"2020-03-10T15:13:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T15:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/?page_id=832"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:57:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:57:20","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"832\" class=\"elementor elementor-832\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb1f130 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"bb1f130\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-992130a\" data-id=\"992130a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2150c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b2150c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<main class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48ff633 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48ff633\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"main-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9364c5\" data-id=\"a9364c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-823ec61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"823ec61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\n<li><a href=\"#learn\"><strong>Learn About Dyslexia Evaluation, Identification, and Intervention<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n \t<li><a href=\"#commonsigns\"><strong>What are common signs that may be associated with dyslexia?\n<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"#classes\">What are dyslexia classes?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"#program\"><strong>What dyslexia program is used in RISD?\n<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"#instruction\">Who delivers instruction for students identified with dyslexia? <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9feff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a9feff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"learn\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn About Dyslexia Evaluation, Identification, and Intervention <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8670cba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8670cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore how dyslexia is evaluated and supported under Texas law. <a href=\"https:\/\/tea.texas.gov\/about-tea\/news-and-multimedia\/correspondence\/taa-letters\/house-bill-hb-3928\"><strong>Visit this TEA resource for detailed information about the changes in processes and provisions outlined in House Bill 3928.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a854464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a854464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"commonsigns\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are common signs that may be associated with dyslexia? \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea3144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ea3144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students with dyslexia typically experience primary difficulties in phonological awareness, including phonemic awareness and manipulation, single-word reading, reading fluency, and spelling. Consequences may include difficulties in reading comprehension and\/or written expression. These difficulties in phonological awareness are unexpected for the students\u2019 age and educational level and are not primarily the result of language difference factors. Additionally, there is often a family history or similar difficulties.<\/p><p><strong> Pre-School<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Talks later than most children<\/li><li>Has difficulty with rhyming<\/li><li>Has difficulty pronouncing words (i.e., busgetti for spaghetti, mawn lower for lawn mower)<\/li><li>Has poor auditory memory for nursery rhymes and chants<\/li><li>Is slow to add new vocabulary words<\/li><li>Is unable to recall the right word<\/li><li>Has trouble learning numbers, days, colors, shapes and how to spell\/write his or her name<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>K-3rd Grade<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Fails to understand that words come apart (e.g., &#8220;snowman&#8221; can be pulled apart into &#8220;snow&#8221; and &#8220;man&#8221; and &#8220;man&#8221; can be broken down into individual letters with sounds)<\/li><li>Has difficulty learning the letter names and corresponding sounds<\/li><li>Has difficulty decoding single words (reading single words in isolation)\u2014lacks a strategy<\/li><li>Has difficulty spelling phonetically<\/li><li>Reads dysfluently (choppy and labored)<\/li><li>Relies on context to recognize a word (Dyslexia Handbook, 2007, 2010)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>4th Grade &#8211; High School<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Has a history of reading and spelling difficulties<\/li><li>Avoids reading aloud<\/li><li>Reads most materials slowly, with oral reading labored<\/li><li>Avoids reading for pleasure<\/li><li>Has inadequate vocabulary<\/li><li>Has difficulty spelling and may resort to using less complicated, easy-to-spell words in writing<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4d80a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac4d80a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are dyslexia classes?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36979b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36979b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dyslexia classes are classes offered for students identified with dyslexia, either through special education or through Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.\u00a0Instruction at the elementary\/middle school levels is done through pull-outs.<br \/><br \/>Instruction at the junior high\/high school levels is taken as an elective reading course. The dyslexia instructional program uses individualized, intensive, multisensory methods that contain reading, writing and spelling components.\u00a0<em>(Dyslexia Handbook, 2021 update)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4aca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba4aca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What dyslexia program is used in RISD?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0ef6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a0ef6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RISD utilizes two Orton-Gillingham based intervention programs:<\/p><p><strong>MTA (Multisensory Teaching Approach)<\/strong> a program that consists of 7 kits. Students develop decoding, spelling and handwriting skills as they progress through the program. Progress through the program requires meeting mastery at the end of each kit.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Take Flight:\u00a0 A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia<\/strong>: a curriculum written by the staff of the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning. This program consists of 7 books where students develop word recognition, reading fluency and reading comprehension skills as they progress through each book.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c04a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42c04a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"instruction\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who delivers instruction for students identified with dyslexia?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-995a049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"995a049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA highly trained teacher who has received extensive training in critical, evidence-based components of dyslexia instruction such as phonological awareness, sound-symbol association, syllabication, orthography, morphology, syntax, reading comprehension, and reading fluency. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/main>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAQs Learn About Dyslexia Evaluation, Identification, and Intervention What are common signs that may be associated with dyslexia? What are dyslexia classes? What dyslexia program is used in RISD? Who delivers instruction for students identified with dyslexia? Learn About Dyslexia Evaluation, Identification, and Intervention Explore how dyslexia is evaluated and supported under Texas law. Visit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-832","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FAQs - Dyslexia Services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FAQs - Dyslexia Services\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FAQs Learn About Dyslexia Evaluation, Identification, and Intervention What are common signs that may be associated with dyslexia? What are dyslexia classes? What dyslexia program is used in RISD? Who delivers instruction for students identified with dyslexia? Learn About Dyslexia Evaluation, Identification, and Intervention Explore how dyslexia is evaluated and supported under Texas law. Visit [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dyslexia Services\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-14T15:57:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/\",\"name\":\"FAQs - Dyslexia Services\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-10T15:13:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-14T15:57:20+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"FAQs\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/\",\"name\":\"Dyslexia Services\",\"description\":\"Richardson ISD\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Dyslexia Services\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/risd_logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/risd_logo.svg\",\"width\":200,\"height\":200,\"caption\":\"Dyslexia Services\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"FAQs - Dyslexia Services","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"FAQs - Dyslexia Services","og_description":"FAQs Learn About Dyslexia Evaluation, Identification, and Intervention What are common signs that may be associated with dyslexia? What are dyslexia classes? What dyslexia program is used in RISD? Who delivers instruction for students identified with dyslexia? Learn About Dyslexia Evaluation, Identification, and Intervention Explore how dyslexia is evaluated and supported under Texas law. Visit [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/","og_site_name":"Dyslexia Services","article_modified_time":"2025-08-14T15:57:20+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/","url":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/","name":"FAQs - Dyslexia Services","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-03-10T15:13:49+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-14T15:57:20+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/faqs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"FAQs"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/#website","url":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/","name":"Dyslexia Services","description":"Richardson ISD","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/#organization","name":"Dyslexia Services","url":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/risd_logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/risd_logo.svg","width":200,"height":200,"caption":"Dyslexia Services"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/832"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1300,"href":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/832\/revisions\/1300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/dyslexia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}