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Section 504/Dyslexia Dept.
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Palm Blvd. #227 Brownsville, TX 78521
Tel: (956) 548-8679
Fax: (956) 982-3738
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Administrator Merrill Hammons
Gladys Bernal Alicia De La Garza Diagnostician
Elizabeth Salazar-Juarez Diagnostician
Beatriz Daniels Dyslexia Lead Teacher bjdaniels@bisd.us
Norma Garza
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Dr. Seuss
What is Section 504?
Section 504 is part of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 that prohibits discrimination based upon disability.
Section 504 is an anti-discrimination, civil rights statute that
requires the needs of students with disabilities be met as adequately as
the needs of non-disabled are met.
What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a language based learning
disability which results in people having difficulties with specific
language skills, particularly reading. Students with dyslexia
may experience difficulties in other language skills, such as
spelling, writing, and speaking. Dyslexia is not due to a lack
of intelligence or desire to learn.
What is Response to Intervention?
Response to Intervention (RtI) is the
practice of meeting the academic and behavioral needs of ALL students
through a variety of services containing the following key elements:
* High-quality instruction and scientific research-based tiered interventions aligned with individual student need .
* Frequent monitoring of student progress to make results-based academic and/or behavioral decisions.
* Application of student response data to important educational decisions (such as those regarding placement, intervention, curriculum, and instructional goals and methodologies).
Updated
9/21/2010