The New Hampshire legislature passed a law, Screening and Intervention for Dyslexia and Related Disorders (RSA 200:59). This law went into effect on September 26, 2023, and it requires us to screen all kindergarten through third grade students for the identification of potential indicators or risk factors of dyslexia and related disorders. Please know, the assessments we are asked to conduct are not tools to diagnose Dyslexia. Rather, they are screening tools meant to identify students who may be at risk and allow us to intervene with systematic and structured literacy interventions to help these students succeed.
As part of the beginning of the school year, students in grades K-3 in the Conval School District were administered grade-specific universal screening assessments utilizing the MAP® Reading Fluency™ dyslexia screener. These assessments are designed to predict whether or not your student might struggle while learning how to read. By conducting these assessments, we ensure we are identifying and supporting students appropriately throughout the school year together.
You will find a letter in your child’s backpack that informs you as a family about the assessment results, and whether your child was identified as needing a secondary screener to gain more information about any risk factors for dyslexia.
