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Bentonville School District outlines dyslexia screening and intervention process
Summary
District staff described a tiered, data-driven screening and intervention system for dyslexia, noting state law changes requiring K–3 screening and that parents are notified when students enter tier 2 or tier 3 interventions.
At the April 15 meeting of the Bentonville School District Board of Education, district staff presented an overview of the district's dyslexia screening and response-to-intervention process, describing a data-driven, tiered system designed to identify reading needs early and provide targeted supports.
Assistant superintendent Lisa St. John told the board the system begins with universal screeners in kindergarten through third grade, with diagnostic "testlets" administered to any student who shows risk. "It is designed to support students with learning and behavioral difficulties. It does provide increasing levels of difficulty, and you see those listed as tiers of instruction. It's very data driven," St. John said.
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