Nevada § 388.441 - Pupils with dyslexia: Administration of early literacy screening assessment; addressing needs through response to scientific, research-based intervention system of instruction; additional testing and evaluation
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 388.441 — Pupils with dyslexia: Administration of early literacy screening assessment; addressing needs through response to scientific, research-based intervention system of instruction; additional testing and evaluation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 388.441. Pupils with dyslexia: Administration of early literacy screening assessment; addressing needs through response to scientific, research-based intervention system of instruction; additional testing and evaluation
1. The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school,
as applicable, shall administer the early literacy screening assessment prescribed
pursuant to NRS 388.439 to each pupil enrolled in kindergarten or grade 1, 2 or 3 who: (a) Has indicators for dyslexia; and (b) Needs intervention. 2. If an early literacy screening assessment administered pursuant to subsection 1
confirms that a pupil has indicators for dyslexia, the board of trustees of a school
district or governing body of a charter school, as applicable, shall address the needs
of the pupil through the response to scientific, research-based intervention system
of instruction. 3. If the response to scientific, research-based intervention system of instruction
determines that a pupil needs additional screening in order to determine whether the
pupil has a specific learning disability, including, without limitation, dyslexia: (a) The pupil must receive additional testing by a trained professional using a norm-referenced
test; and (b) The board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter
school, as applicable, shall perform a comprehensive evaluation for the pupil in addition
to the required response to scientific, research-based intervention system of instruction.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 388.441 ("Pupils with dyslexia: Administration of early literacy screening assessment; addressing needs through response to scientific, research-based intervention system of instruction; additional testing and evaluation") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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