As defined in Texas Education Code Section 38.003:

• Dyslexia means a disorder of constitutional origin manifested by a difficulty in learning to read, write, or spell, despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and sociocultural opportunity.

• Related disorders include disorders similar to or related to dyslexia such as
  developmental auditory imperception, dysphasia, specific developmental dyslexia,
  developmental dysgraphia, and developmental spelling disability.
  As defined by the International Dyslexia Association:

Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede the growth of vocabulary and background knowledge. Children who are identified as having dyslexia have difficulty with reading, single-word decoding, reading fluency, reading comprehension, written composition, and spelling. The problems of the child with a learning disorder may include these difficulties and other difficulties that do not necessarily pertain to reading exclusively.

• Texas Dyslexia Handbook 2024

• Manual Sobre Dislexia (The Dyslexia Handbook - Spanish)

Contact Information:
Marcia Villarreal
Dyslexia Specialist
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