New Law In Oregon Requires Students Be Screened For Dyslexia

A new bill was passed in Oregon for the benefit of children with dyslexia. This new law makes it mandatory for kindergarten and first-grade grade students in public school to be screened first for possibilities of dyslexia before they are formally accepted into the school.

In an article published by Edweek, Senate Bill 612, a bill that requires kindergarten and first graders to undergo screening for dyslexia went into full effect in July of last year. Its aim is to help kids and parents be aware of the risk involved with dyslexia if it is detected early.

For those who are not familiar with dyslexia, according to Mayo Clinic, it is a disorder that hinders children to do well in school, as it affects their learning ability to recognize speech sounds and their learning on how to deal with letters and words. All of these problems lead to them having difficulties in reading.

Many parents think that their child has vision impairment or their child was not born to be intelligent. Parents should know that dyslexia could affect even a child with a 20/20 vision and with normal cognitive skills. This new bill that targets not just the education system but also the health of a child would help in the early diagnosis of dyslexia in children. Most of the time, people with this learning disability don't get to know their case until they are an adult.

As of the moment, no cure has yet been discovered for dyslexia but there are specialized school programs strictly designed for this case in order for kids to keep up and even have a chance to do well in their academic career. Parents who have kids with dyslexia are encouraged to get their child a tutor to also help with the case. But most importantly, emotional support plays a vital role for children with dyslexia to not just do well in school, but to feel accepted and normal.