Students with Reading Difficulties
Diagnostic Testing
The classroom teacher handles assessment and makes initial diagnoses of reading difficulties based on observations and tests. An educational psychologist intervenes when the teacher reports that the reading difficulties are serious.
Instruction for Children with Reading Difficulties
Some autonomous communities provide guidance to improve reading comprehension. Students with reading difficulties or learning disabilities are assisted by specialist teachers in special classrooms in accordance with the school’s schedule.
The Organic Law for the Improvement of Educational Quality stipulates that education authorities must provide the necessary resources for students who require specialized education due to specific learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, high intellectual abilities, delayed integration into the education system, personal problems, and/or unsatisfactory academic records. The goal is for these students to achieve the maximum possible development of their personal abilities and the general objectives established for all students. From the time their needs are identified, students with special needs receive comprehensive support governed by the principles of standardization and social inclusion. These students are guaranteed equal access to education and continuance in the education system, as necessary, in the different levels of education.