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District begins Amira reading screener rollout; staff stress it's a screening tool, not a diagnosis
Summary
Long Beach Unified described the initial rollout of the Amira K2d2 reading screener, its role as an early screening point in a multi-measure system, language accommodations for English learners and protocols to avoid overidentification.
District staff presented the first-phase implementation of Amira, a state-approved early-reading screener, and described how the tool will be used within a multi-measure MTSS framework.
Presenters emphasized that Amira is a screening instrument intended to flag students who may need additional intervention, not a diagnostic tool for dyslexia or a special-education evaluation. Staff said safeguards are in place: results will be triangulated…
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