A California Senate bill that would require schools to screen young children for dyslexia passed the state Senate Education Committee last week.
The committee unanimously voted to pass state Senate Bill 691 during a March 29 hearing and sent it to the Senate Appropriations Committee for a vote on April 10.
The bill would require all districts to screen children in kindergarten through second grade for dyslexia annually, unless parents choose to opt their child out.
State Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-Burbank)—who introduced the bill Feb. 16—told the committee during the hearing that it’s easier to help a child overcome dyslexia when it’s identified early….