Act 69 of 2014 (24 P.S. §§17-1701-C et seq.), the Dyslexia and Early Literacy Intervention Pilot Program, became effective on June 26, 2014.  This Act required the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to establish a dyslexia and early literacy intervention pilot program to provide evidence-based early screening and multitier support systems, using evidence-based intervention services for students with potential risk factors for early reading deficiencies and dyslexia, such as low phonemic awareness, low letter and symbol naming, and an inability to remember sequences.

PDE is pleased to announce that the Dyslexia and Early Literacy Intervention Pilot Program has been extended and expanded for two years.  This pilot will continue with the original schools as well as add up to 15 additional sites.  The pilot expansion will be phased in over the 2019-2020 school year with all schools identified and enrolled no later than November 15, 2019. 

Interested districts should review the Dyslexia Pilot Application, print, and submit by October 31, 2019 at monica.mchale.small@gmail.com.

The link to the Dyslexia Intervention Pilot Research is

https://www.education.pa.gov/Data-and-Statistics/Pages/Dyslexia-Screening-and-Early-Literacy-Intervention-Pilot-Program.aspx.

Please feel free to contact Carole L. Clancy, Director, at caclancy@pa.gov for additional information.