Dyslexia

Dyslexia continues to be a medical condition that is not something most school personnel can legally diagnosis. That issue was at the root of Nebraska's LB 1052.  LB 1052 requires that districts provide multi-sensory evidence-based reading instruction to any student exhibiting characteristics of dyslexia. It also requires NDE to distribute a TA document (link below) and prohibits districts from requiring a medical diagnosis of dyslexia.  In summary, we are still not diagnosing dyslexia, but we are removing barriers to treat students suspected of having dyslexia with evidence-based instruction.