Educating students with dyslexia is a dynamic field of inquiry and practice; each year brings new discoveries about this condition. California’s dyslexia guidelines represent a snapshot in time. They attempt to provide up-to-date information to parents, general educators, and special educators while building on hard-won knowledge confirmed over decades of research.

State Literacy Plan Priority

• Transitional kindergarten to grade 5: Build teacher capacity for Tier 1 foundational skills and reading comprehension, including best first reading and writing instruction. 
• Transitional kindergarten to grade 5: Build school capacity to support students struggling with reading, including, but not limited to, students with disabilities and students with dyslexia. 
• Grades 6 to 12: Build school capacity for effective literacy instruction for students with disabilities.