On February 22, 2024, the BC government made a landmark announcement, allocating $30 million over the next three years to help support students with dyslexia and other literacy-related learning difficulties.
The exact wording from the Budget and Fiscal Plan 2024/25 – 2026/27 (British Columbia, 2024, p. 14), reads as follows:
The Province is also providing new funding to better support children with dyslexia and related learning differences in the K-12 school system. Budget 2024 provides $30 million over three years to support early literacy screening for kindergarten to Grade 3 students, provide additional intervention and outreach programs for kindergarten to Grade 12 students, and better equip teachers and support staff in public and independent schools through professional development.
The funding support schools in delivering early literacy screening for over 150,000 students, and provide interventions to over 9,000 students annually, as required when fully implemented. This will better support students with learning differences to develop their individual potential and achieve better learning outcomes.
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Update: Here is the announcement on recommended screeners: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/kindergarten-to-grade-12/support/diverse-student-needs/learning-supports/early-literacy-screening-tools-resource.pdf