FL S1438

Requires all public school students in kindergarten through grade 3 to be screened for dyslexia within the first 30 days of each school year using a state-approved diagnostic assessment

Students identified with reading deficiencies must be placed in intensive remedial intervention programs using evidence-based approaches (structured literacy, speech to print, or structured word inquiry) until they can perform at grade level

Parents must be immediately notified of dyslexia diagnoses, receive biweekly progress reports, and be informed of the special education evaluation request process

Every public school must employ at least one staff member certified through a nationally recognized organization specializing in reading instruction for students with dyslexia

Creates a nine-member Dyslexia Task Force within the Department of Education to develop a handbook with recommendations for identifying dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia, along with intervention guidelines and IEP amendments

Establishes statutory definitions for dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia as neurological learning disabilities

Removes requirements for district school superintendents to refer parents to a home education review committee when a child with truancy patterns enrolls in home education