Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-6
Adoption of rules to ensure students screened for risk factors of dyslexia
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
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.