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= **// Welcome to 2010-2011 __Dyslexia__ Staff Development! //** =

**This TE course, developed for Cypress-Fairbanks NEW elementary __dyslexia__ teachers, will provide discovery and/or review of the roles and responsibilities of the dyslexia teacher and the school district in serving our district's at-risk readers qualifying for dyslexia services under the Texas guidelines.** //** "The Texas Education Agency handbook provides guidelines for school districts to follow as they identify and provide services for students with dyslexia. Additionally, the handbook provides school districts and parents/guardians with information regarding the state’s dyslexia statutes and their relation to these federal laws: the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, §504, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA)." **// =Getting Started= ** __ If you open the link in a new tab or window as suggested, you won't have to worry about clicking the back arrow. __ ** _
 * Note the pages listed to the left in the navigation box.
 * **__// Class Requirements //__** - This page tells you all the tasks to be completed in order to get your TE credits.
 * The entire **Texas Dyslexia Handbook** is linked to the TEA website. Clicking on this link will take you to the pdf file at the Texas Education Agency website where you can access or print any portion of the handbook.
 * The 4 pages titled 1 DEFINITIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS, 2 PROCEDURES FOR ASSESSING STUDENTS FOR DYSLEXIA, 3 REFERRAL TO SPECIAL EDUCATION, and 4 INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIAare the pages where you will answer the 4 questions required to complete this course. Each of these pages has content and the required question for discussion at the end. You will need to refer to the [[file:DyslexiaHandbook11-10-2010.pdf]] to answer these 4 questions.
 * Your discussion answers must be at least 4 sentences long and answer the entire question.
 * **Your answers and staff training outline must be entered by way of the "Discussion" tab on that subject's/question's page.**
 * Print out and complete (and sign) the [[file:Time Sheet.doc]]. Send to Sue Cuculic at ISC-N no later than December 10, 2010.



** Remember to answer the question using the "discussion" tab at the top of the page where you find the question and to put your cfisd.net name in the subject box ** ** ( **example**: susan.cuculic).**