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USD 260 moves to Ready Reading for dyslexia screening; staff note limits of high-school local screenings
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Holly Putnam Jackson told the board the district is replacing the discontinued Reading Inventory with Ready Reading for grades 2–12 and continuing DIBELS for K–5; staff also flagged uneven high-school participation in local screeners and discussed ACT as an alternative measure.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Holly Putnam Jackson told the USD 260 board on Jan. 27 that the district is switching from Reading Inventory to Ready Reading for grades 2–12 after the vendor discontinued the former product, and that staff will continue to evaluate DIBELS for K–5 screening.
The change follows Kansas State Department of Education guidance about dyslexia screening and structured literacy. Dr. Putnam Jackson said Ready Reading is on the state-approved list of dyslexia screeners and provides more diagnostic detail — for students flagged at risk it returns automatic diagnostics in fluency, vocabulary, phonics and phonemic awareness.
Why it matters: universal screening informs early…
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