dyslexia screening and early literacy intervention pilot program
10/21/2014
DYSLEXIA SCREENING
AND EARLY LITERACY
INTERVENTION PILOT
PROGRAM
October 15, 2014
www.education.state.pa.us >
Dyslexia Pilot Project
OVERVIEW • • • • • • •
Legislation Advisory Group Goals Required Activities Selection Process Key Dates Summary
www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
LEGISLATION • 24 P.S. Article XVII-C • Act 69 of 2014 • Governor Corbett signed Act 69 into law on June 26, 2014
www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
ADVISORY GROUP • Special recognition to the parents and educators of the Dyslexia Coalition for their work in gaining enactment of Act 69. • PDE set up an advisory committee made up of many of the members that were instrumental in Act 69 to assist in providing support and technical assistance during the planning, implementation, and evaluation of this Act. • October was designated as Dyslexia Awareness Month by the Legislature with a special event held on October 8, 2014 at the Capitol.
www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
GOALS OF THIS PILOT • To identify students early with reading difficulties, • To provide an “intensive evidence-based” instructional program in conjunction with a core reading program earlier to improve overall reading skills for at risk students, and • To reduce special education costs to school districts by providing intensive evidence based instruction. www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
ELIGIBILITY Three Pilot School Districts required in legislation • 3,000 to 15,000 student population • Full day kindergarten program Three Expansion Pilot School Districts provided by PDE • Provide opportunity for school districts under 3,000 student population to participate • 60% of school districts are under the 3,000 student population so PDE decided to extend the pilot opportunity www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
ELIGIBILITY-OTHER CONSIDERATIONS • PDE will select school districts from regions located East, Central and West in the Commonwealth to insure balanced representation: three school districts with student populations between 3,000 and 15,000 and three school districts below the student population of 3,000. • PDE reserves the right to revoke the school district’s participation and any funds associated with this Pilot if there is a change on the part of the school district’s ability to participate fully in the Project, as originally designed and committed to by the district. www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES • Selection of school districts – Fall 2014 • Project administration of program for three full school years
− Fall 2015 to June 2018
www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES (Cont’d) • Screening three times per school year • Diagnostic assessments • Administration of evidence-based core reading program and intervention services, including multisensory structured language programs • Notice of eligibility for those students who can receive these intervention services • Written parental consent to participation in the program www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES (Cont’d) The legislation defined “intensive intervention” as • Explicit, • Multisensory, • Synthetic Phonics instruction, • A structure language program, • Delivered with fidelity by a trained interventionist, and • Via timely, targeted instruction with strategic re-teaching.
www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES (Cont’d) • Parent education about dyslexia and recommended evidence-based treatments • Methodology for evaluating effects of the Project with assistance from a nationally recognized educational evaluation institution or organization • Annual report to the Pennsylvania Department of Education www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
PARENT EDUCATION The legislation specifies that parents will receive education about dyslexia as well as evidence-based treatments. To that end, PDE has already begun to publish information about this Pilot on its website and has participated in various meetings to bring outreach efforts to parents. In addition to having a parent-liaison identified each year of this project, PDE will collaborate with each school district selected to identify how parent education efforts can be maximized in each individual setting. www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES- EVALUATION • School districts must fully commit to participation in all aspects of the research including: – defined screening and assessment measures, – submission of the data on selected timelines, and – training of personnel for administration of assessment and treatment protocols.
www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
SELECTION PROCESS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS • Submission of written materials to address the
legislative requirements
• Structured interview process with on-site review to address the key features of the project
www.education.state.pa.us >
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10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
ON-SITE VISITATION • Initial interview per the selection process: November 17-26, 2014 • On going monitoring for three school years: Beginning in Fall 2015 and concluding in June 2018 • In addition to the independent evaluation team mandated to collect data for this Project, on-site visitors will include other professionals, such as school district personnel from other school districts in Pennsylvania, university personnel, parents, and other interested parties www.education.state.pa.us >
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www.education.state.pa.us >
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KEY DATES FOR SELECTION PROCESS •
October 15, 2014 at 10 am: Webinar for school districts to review the pilot process
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November 4, 2014: Deadline for interested school districts to submit information related to areas identified in the legislation
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November 17-26, 2014: Structured interview process by PDE with interested school districts and their staff www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
KEY DATES FOR SELECTION PROCESS (Cont’d) • December 5, 2014: Deadline for final selections • December 15, 2014: If selected, the school board of the selected school district must complete a written commitment with PDE • February 1 to May 20, 2015: Training of school district staff in Project implementation activities www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
SUMMARY • Evidence-based practices are required in the legislation and will be discussed in detail during the on-site interview, including but not limited to screening, diagnostic assessment, core reading programs, and training and program implementation. • All data collection will occur three times per school year and will be both monitored by and interpreted by the independent Project evaluation personnel, with all results reported annually and published by PDE. www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
SUMMARY Professional staff participation in evidence-based practices, assessment tools, and instructional materials: • participate in training February to May 2015 in assessments and delivery of multisensory structure language programming, • commit to fidelity in implementation of services, which will be monitored via independent evaluation, for a minimum of three years, and • participate with classroom supports to assist in program delivery and with assigned state liaisons for ongoing research, monitoring, and data collection.
www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
SUMMARY • Screening in K to 2nd grade • Provision of an “evidence-based” reading program and intensive intervention • Administration of diagnostic assessments • Professional development for staff in assessment and multisensory structured language programs • Participation in evaluation and data reporting www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
SUMMARYRESOURCE ALLOCATION
PDE will be providing $40,000 per school district for six (6) sites for a total of $240,000 each school year. PDE expects that the school districts selected to participate will commit to: • Training of personnel over the life of the Project, • Staffing necessary to implement this Project with fidelity, • Flexibility in scheduling to insure that program services are delivered with fidelity, and • A commitment to deliver program services with fidelity from 2015 to 2018. www.education.state.pa.us >
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10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
SUMMARY -GOALS • To identify students early with respect to reading difficulties, • To provide an “intensive evidenced-based” instructional program in conjunction with a core reading program earlier to improve overall reading skills for at risk students, and • To reduce special education costs to school districts by providing intensive evidence based instruction. www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
DISCUSSION • Review of questions received from school districts as part of the registration process • Additional questions
www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
For more information on the Dyslexia Pilot Project please visit this website at http://www.pattan.net/category/Projects/page/Dyslexia.html Lynn Dell, Assistant Bureau Director
[email protected]
717.783.2311
The mission of the department is to academically prepare children and adults to succeed as productive citizens. The department seeks to ensure that the technical support, resources and opportunities are in place for all students, whether children or adults, to receive a high quality education. www.education.state.pa.us >
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DYSLEXIA SCREENING
AND EARLY LITERACY
INTERVENTION PILOT
PROGRAM
October 15, 2014
www.education.state.pa.us >
Dyslexia Pilot Project
OVERVIEW • • • • • • •
Legislation Advisory Group Goals Required Activities Selection Process Key Dates Summary
www.education.state.pa.us >
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1
10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
LEGISLATION • 24 P.S. Article XVII-C • Act 69 of 2014 • Governor Corbett signed Act 69 into law on June 26, 2014
www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
ADVISORY GROUP • Special recognition to the parents and educators of the Dyslexia Coalition for their work in gaining enactment of Act 69. • PDE set up an advisory committee made up of many of the members that were instrumental in Act 69 to assist in providing support and technical assistance during the planning, implementation, and evaluation of this Act. • October was designated as Dyslexia Awareness Month by the Legislature with a special event held on October 8, 2014 at the Capitol.
www.education.state.pa.us >
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10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
GOALS OF THIS PILOT • To identify students early with reading difficulties, • To provide an “intensive evidence-based” instructional program in conjunction with a core reading program earlier to improve overall reading skills for at risk students, and • To reduce special education costs to school districts by providing intensive evidence based instruction. www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
ELIGIBILITY Three Pilot School Districts required in legislation • 3,000 to 15,000 student population • Full day kindergarten program Three Expansion Pilot School Districts provided by PDE • Provide opportunity for school districts under 3,000 student population to participate • 60% of school districts are under the 3,000 student population so PDE decided to extend the pilot opportunity www.education.state.pa.us >
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10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
ELIGIBILITY-OTHER CONSIDERATIONS • PDE will select school districts from regions located East, Central and West in the Commonwealth to insure balanced representation: three school districts with student populations between 3,000 and 15,000 and three school districts below the student population of 3,000. • PDE reserves the right to revoke the school district’s participation and any funds associated with this Pilot if there is a change on the part of the school district’s ability to participate fully in the Project, as originally designed and committed to by the district. www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES • Selection of school districts – Fall 2014 • Project administration of program for three full school years
− Fall 2015 to June 2018
www.education.state.pa.us >
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10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES (Cont’d) • Screening three times per school year • Diagnostic assessments • Administration of evidence-based core reading program and intervention services, including multisensory structured language programs • Notice of eligibility for those students who can receive these intervention services • Written parental consent to participation in the program www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES (Cont’d) The legislation defined “intensive intervention” as • Explicit, • Multisensory, • Synthetic Phonics instruction, • A structure language program, • Delivered with fidelity by a trained interventionist, and • Via timely, targeted instruction with strategic re-teaching.
www.education.state.pa.us >
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5
10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES (Cont’d) • Parent education about dyslexia and recommended evidence-based treatments • Methodology for evaluating effects of the Project with assistance from a nationally recognized educational evaluation institution or organization • Annual report to the Pennsylvania Department of Education www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
PARENT EDUCATION The legislation specifies that parents will receive education about dyslexia as well as evidence-based treatments. To that end, PDE has already begun to publish information about this Pilot on its website and has participated in various meetings to bring outreach efforts to parents. In addition to having a parent-liaison identified each year of this project, PDE will collaborate with each school district selected to identify how parent education efforts can be maximized in each individual setting. www.education.state.pa.us >
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10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES- EVALUATION • School districts must fully commit to participation in all aspects of the research including: – defined screening and assessment measures, – submission of the data on selected timelines, and – training of personnel for administration of assessment and treatment protocols.
www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
SELECTION PROCESS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS • Submission of written materials to address the
legislative requirements
• Structured interview process with on-site review to address the key features of the project
www.education.state.pa.us >
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7
10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
ON-SITE VISITATION • Initial interview per the selection process: November 17-26, 2014 • On going monitoring for three school years: Beginning in Fall 2015 and concluding in June 2018 • In addition to the independent evaluation team mandated to collect data for this Project, on-site visitors will include other professionals, such as school district personnel from other school districts in Pennsylvania, university personnel, parents, and other interested parties www.education.state.pa.us >
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www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
KEY DATES FOR SELECTION PROCESS •
October 15, 2014 at 10 am: Webinar for school districts to review the pilot process
•
November 4, 2014: Deadline for interested school districts to submit information related to areas identified in the legislation
•
November 17-26, 2014: Structured interview process by PDE with interested school districts and their staff www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
KEY DATES FOR SELECTION PROCESS (Cont’d) • December 5, 2014: Deadline for final selections • December 15, 2014: If selected, the school board of the selected school district must complete a written commitment with PDE • February 1 to May 20, 2015: Training of school district staff in Project implementation activities www.education.state.pa.us >
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10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
SUMMARY • Evidence-based practices are required in the legislation and will be discussed in detail during the on-site interview, including but not limited to screening, diagnostic assessment, core reading programs, and training and program implementation. • All data collection will occur three times per school year and will be both monitored by and interpreted by the independent Project evaluation personnel, with all results reported annually and published by PDE. www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
SUMMARY Professional staff participation in evidence-based practices, assessment tools, and instructional materials: • participate in training February to May 2015 in assessments and delivery of multisensory structure language programming, • commit to fidelity in implementation of services, which will be monitored via independent evaluation, for a minimum of three years, and • participate with classroom supports to assist in program delivery and with assigned state liaisons for ongoing research, monitoring, and data collection.
www.education.state.pa.us >
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10
10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
SUMMARY • Screening in K to 2nd grade • Provision of an “evidence-based” reading program and intensive intervention • Administration of diagnostic assessments • Professional development for staff in assessment and multisensory structured language programs • Participation in evaluation and data reporting www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
SUMMARYRESOURCE ALLOCATION
PDE will be providing $40,000 per school district for six (6) sites for a total of $240,000 each school year. PDE expects that the school districts selected to participate will commit to: • Training of personnel over the life of the Project, • Staffing necessary to implement this Project with fidelity, • Flexibility in scheduling to insure that program services are delivered with fidelity, and • A commitment to deliver program services with fidelity from 2015 to 2018. www.education.state.pa.us >
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10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
SUMMARY -GOALS • To identify students early with respect to reading difficulties, • To provide an “intensive evidenced-based” instructional program in conjunction with a core reading program earlier to improve overall reading skills for at risk students, and • To reduce special education costs to school districts by providing intensive evidence based instruction. www.education.state.pa.us >
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Dyslexia Pilot Project
DISCUSSION • Review of questions received from school districts as part of the registration process • Additional questions
www.education.state.pa.us >
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10/21/2014
Dyslexia Pilot Project
For more information on the Dyslexia Pilot Project please visit this website at http://www.pattan.net/category/Projects/page/Dyslexia.html Lynn Dell, Assistant Bureau Director
[email protected]
717.783.2311
The mission of the department is to academically prepare children and adults to succeed as productive citizens. The department seeks to ensure that the technical support, resources and opportunities are in place for all students, whether children or adults, to receive a high quality education. www.education.state.pa.us >
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