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Dyslexia

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Services Include:

Dyslexia Program Training: Reading by Design

Phonics Instructional Assistance

Dysgraphia support and intervention

Dyslexia support and intervention

Dyslexia Resources

2024 Dyslexia Handbook

TEA Dyslexia Website

Legal Framework Links

English: Home Page for the Legal Framework (esc18.net )

Spanish: Home Page for the Legal Framework (esc18.net )

ESC 5 Contacts

Jennifer Whitehead

Dyslexia Coordinator

Email Jennifer Whitehead

409-951-1726

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Kim Sleeper

Dyslexia Coordinator

Email Kim Sleeper

409-951-1727

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Sandy Stevenson

Program Assistant

Email Sandy Stevenson

409-951-1777

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Useful links

https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/texas-dyslexia-handbook-2021.pdf

Program information from Region 5, checked September 7, 2026. View the official source page.