Navigating Dyslexia Laws in Texas Public Schools with Dr. Erika Westreich, PsyD, LSSP | Season 8 Episode 6

About this episode

Dr. Erika Westreich discusses dyslexia identification and intervention laws in Texas public schools.

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Erika Westreich, PsyD, LSSP, about understanding dyslexia identification and intervention laws in Texas. Dr. Westreich has over 10 years of experience in public and charter schools providing educational evaluations. Throughout the episode, we discuss the new law passed in Texas moving dyslexia from general education support to special education services. Dr. Westreich talks about the way evaluations and supports were provided prior to the change, what the ch...

People in this episode

Host: The Parish School

Guest: Dr. Erika Westreich

Topics covered

• dyslexia
• education laws
• special education
• public schools
• educational evaluations

Keywords

• dyslexia
• Texas laws
• special education
• educational evaluations
• public schools

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Parish School

Places: Texas

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