Dyslexia in the Learning Disabled Student Introduction According to the WAC 392-172-126, in order for a student to be considered learning disabled he or she must be functioining at a normal or higherIQ level, but have descrepancies in at least on of the following areas: (1)Oral expression (2) Listening comprehension (3) Written Expression (4) Basic Reading skill (5) Reading comprehension (6) Mathematics calculations, and (7) Mathetmatics reasoning. (OSPI SPED Web Site). OSPI also states that, " A specific learnign disbility includes …showed first 75 words of 136 total…

…showed last 75 words of 136 total…reasoning. (OSPI SPED Web Site). OSPI also states that, " A specific learnign disbility includes conditions described as perceptual disbilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia, when the student meets the illegibility criteria set forth in WAS 392-172-128, including documentation of severe discrepancy as requiredby WAS 392-172-132 (OPSI SPED Web Site.) It is this last statement that concurs that dyslexia is indeed considered by OSPI to be a specific learning disability.