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SUMMARY:Raising the Bar for Dyslexia Screening for Multilingual and Bidiale
 ctal Learners
DESCRIPTION:Time: 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET Join us for a webinar to learn about ev
 idence-based practices for screening multilingual and bidialectal learners
  who are at risk for dyslexia. These practices will appear in a revised ch
 apter of the Massachusetts Dyslexia Guidelines\, a resource to support dis
 tricts' development of screening procedures for identifying dyslexia and o
 ther neurological learning disabilities\, published by the Massachusetts D
 epartment of Elementary and Secondary Education. Presenters will discuss c
 urrent policies and data to support screening and instruction and how to g
 ather and interpret data for multilingual and bidialectal learners. Webina
 r participants will hear from a multi-agency panel of experts and will hav
 e the opportunity to ask questions. They will also learn about resources a
 nd grant opportunities available to support professional learning and educ
 ational programming for multilingual and bidialectal learners. Audience: E
 ducators\, instructional coaches\, district leaders\, and state education 
 agency staff in the Northeast &amp\; Islands region and nationally. Nation
 al technical assistance centers may also be interested in disseminating th
 e knowledge and resources presented in this webinar. Presenters and Paneli
 sts  Cory Stai\, REL Northeast &amp\; Islands Montserrat Garibay\, Office 
 of Language Acquisition\, U.S. Department of Education Amy Bae\, Office of
  Special Education Programs\, U.S. Department of Education Dr. Claudia Rin
 aldi\, Lasell University Dr. Donna Sacco\, National Center on Intensive In
 tervention 
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