The Texas Dyslexia Handbook is developed and adopted into administrative rule by the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE). The SBOE requires that each district and open-enrollment charter school implement the SBOE’s strategies for screening, individualized evaluation, and techniques for treating dyslexia and related disorders through its approved “Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders” [19 Texas Administrative Code 74.28]

In effect as of June 30, 2024. At the April 12, 2024 State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting, the SBOE approved for second reading and final adoption changes to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 74.28. Included as a figure in 19 TAC 74.28 is the SBOE’s Dyslexia Handbook. The rule was filed in the Texas Register on June 1, which makes the rule and handbook effective on June 30, 2024. 

Learn more about Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children.

The IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to millions of eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities.

Additionally, the IDEA authorizes formula grants to states to support special education, early intervention, and related services; as well as discretionary grants to state educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and other nonprofit organizations.

Learn about what educational records you can request on your student and how to do so. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-A/part-99

If you believe your rights have been violated under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), please review the videos and instructions to learn how to file a complaint with the Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO).  While the videos are specific to FERPA complaints, a similar process applies to PPRA complaints.

Helping Families Navigate Special Education in Texas

Explore special education resources to help your family understand your child's disability, navigate your rights under IDEA, and collaborate with schools to support special education services.

https://www.spedtex.org/

Do you wonder what your student should already know and/or what they’ll be learning this year. Check out your student’s TEKS by subject or grade level.

https://tea.texas.gov/curriculum-and-instruction/texas-essential-knowledge-and-skills-teks