LTISD’s Reading – Dyslexia 1 and 2 classes incorporate components of instruction and instructional approaches in accordance with 19 TAC §74.28(c), described in The Dyslexia Handbook (revised 2018).  Critical, evidence-based components of dyslexia instruction include phonological awareness, sound-symbol association, syllabication, orthography, morphology, syntax, reading comprehension, and reading fluency.  Instruction in dyslexia programming is simultaneous and multisensory, systematic and cumulative, explicit, includes a continual assessment of the student’s application of skills, and focuses on synthetic and analytic instruction.  Additional skills addressed include technology strategies, study skills, and additional supports for students with dyslexia for application in all classes.