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In accordance with Mississippi Code Ann. § 37-173-15, each local school district must screen students for dyslexia in the spring of Kindergarten and the fall of Grade 1 using a State Board of Education approved screener. The screener must contain the following components: Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness, Sound Symbol Recognition, Alphabet Knowledge, Decoding skills, Encoding skills, and Rapid Naming. If the student fails the screener, the parent or legal guardian will be notified of the results of the screener.

Your child may have received 2 letters, one in their Kindergarten year and one in their first grade year.

What do you do now?

One of the first things you can do is contact Illuminations Center for Dyslexia at 601-484-7430 or staff@illuminationsdyslexia.com

When you contact Illuminations, one of our knowledgeable staff members will be able to answer your questions regarding dyslexia, dyslexia evaluation, tutoring, and dyslexia therapy.

What you should know:

Schools do not have to evaluate for dyslexia, they only have to screen children to determine who might be at risk.

Children with dyslexia can learn how to read and write successfully.

Dyslexia therapy is available to your child in person and on-line even as you wait for results of evaluation.

Please visit our website for more information!