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Professional development dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia
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This project offers training and resources to meet the educational needs of all students with specific learning disabilities. It also aims to increase reading and math skills and decrease achievement gaps by expanding upon the development of previous training materials to address “specially designed instruction” for students with specific learning disabilities, including, but not limited to, dyslexia.
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The Specific Learning Disability Support Project is a federally funded grant project through the Illinois State Board of Education in partnership with Eastern Illinois University and Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education.
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Project Objectives
Offer yearly regional professional learning through face-to-face and/or virtual workshops for special education teachers in specially designed instruction for specific learning disabilities for diverse populations across all grade levels.
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Develop and update annually, a Dyslexia Toolkit listing evidence-based assessment and curricular material that meets the needs of diverse learners with dyslexia, as an addendum to the agency’s Dyslexia Handbook developed per PA 100-0617.
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Develop monthly webinars that address best practices and current issues related to educating diverse groups of students with specific learning disabilities across all grade levels.
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Annually review and update the ISBE Dyslexia Handbook.
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Develop and coordinate an annual statewide conference on specially designed instruction for specific learning disabilities for diverse populations across all grade levels for educators and families.
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Offer professional development to schools identified through the special education accountability and support system as needing intensive support.
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We have divided the state of Illinois into six regions and assigned Regional Specialists to each area. Our Regional Specialists are here to provide direct support to school districts/joint agreements seeking technical assistance/coaching.
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