Illinois Compiled Statutes - Full Text

  1. Home
  2. Legislation
  3. Illinois Compiled Statutes

Illinois Compiled Statutes - Full Text

Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS)

Updating the database of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) is an ongoing process. Recent laws may not yet be included in the ILCS database, but they are found on this site as Public Acts soon after they become law. For information concerning the relationship between statutes and Public Acts, refer to the Guide.

Because the statute database is maintained primarily for legislative drafting purposes, statutory changes are sometimes included in the statute database before they take effect. If the source note at the end of a Section of the statutes includes a Public Act that has not yet taken effect, the version of the law that is currently in effect may have already been removed from the database and you should refer to that Public Act to see the changes made to the current law.


105 ILCS 5/2-3.161

    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.161)
    Sec. 2-3.161. Definition of dyslexia; reading instruction advisory group; handbook.
    (a) The State Board of Education shall incorporate, in both general education and special education, the following definition of dyslexia:
        Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is
    
neurobiological in origin. Dyslexia is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.
    (b) (Blank).
    (c) The State Board of Education shall develop and maintain a handbook to be made available on its Internet website that provides guidance for pupils, parents or guardians, and teachers on the subject of dyslexia. The handbook shall include, but is not limited to:
        (1) guidelines for teachers and parents or guardians
    
on how to identify signs of dyslexia;
        (2) a description of educational strategies that have
    
been shown to improve the academic performance of pupils with dyslexia; and
        (3) a description of resources and services available
    
to pupils with dyslexia, parents or guardians of pupils with dyslexia, and teachers.
    The State Board shall review the handbook once every 4 years to update, if necessary, the guidelines, educational strategies, or resources and services made available in the handbook.
(Source: P.A. 102-539, eff. 8-20-21.)