The Illinois Dyslexia Handbook provides educators, school leaders, families, guardians, and students with clear information and guidance on dyslexia. It outlines how to identify signs of dyslexia, describes evidence-based instructional practices that improve academic outcomes, and highlights available resources and services to support students and those who work with them. The handbook is also intended to support schools in strengthening professional learning, instructional practices, and systems for serving students with dyslexia and related difficulties. Ultimately, it aims to build understanding, address social and emotional needs, and improve student outcomes through informed and coordinated support.
This handbook fills a critical gap in understanding math-related learning disabilities. The Dyscalculia Handbook was created to help educators, families, and students better understand dyscalculia, a learning disorder that affects a person’s ability to understand numbers, calculations, and mathematical reasoning. It provides clear explanations of the condition, its characteristics, and how it impacts learning. The handbook offers comprehensive guidance on screening, data-based decision making, and systems of support such as MTSS as well as practical interventions that can help all students increase math achievement.

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The Dyslexia Toolkit provides evidence-based assessment and curricular materials focused on learners with dyslexia, those with other specific learning disabilities, as well as students who struggle with reading. The toolkit includes websites, books, videos, podcasts, screeners, training opportunities, and additional reading materials, catering to diverse target audiences.



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Explore our Dyslexia Handbook Resources to support your work in identifying and assisting students with or at risk of dyslexia. These tools include a 3x3 Decoding Lesson Plan Template to guide structured literacy instruction and From Assessment to Intervention guides that outline a clear, data-driven process for making informed decisions in the school setting. 

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