The IDA · 2025 Definition
Best for: Understanding the current definition, developmental influences, possible consequences, and the importance of identification and support at any age.
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National information and guidance
Use these sources to understand current definitions, Structured Literacy, family-school communication, and the boundaries of available research.
The IDA · Structured Literacy Defined
Best for: Understanding the content and teaching principles included in The IDA’s July 2024 working definition of Structured Literacy.
Open the Structured Literacy fact sheet ↗National Center on Improving Literacy · Partnering with Schools
Best for: Practical questions families can ask about instruction, intervention, progress, home practice, and school communication.
Explore family-school questions ↗Screening, evaluation, and school support
Screening identifies risk; it is not a diagnosis or a comprehensive evaluation. Instructional support should not be treated as a reason to delay an evaluation when a disability is suspected.
NCIL · How Schools Identify Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities
Best for: Understanding how reading achievement, response to instruction, and other evidence can contribute to school identification and instructional planning.
Read the identification guide ↗PAVE · Where to Begin When a Student Needs Help
Best for: Washington families beginning conversations about evaluation, school support, special education, or a 504 plan. PAVE is Washington’s federally funded Parent Training and Information Center.
Open the PAVE toolkit ↗Washington and Bainbridge Island
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Washington State Branch of IDA · About Dyslexia
Best for: A family-friendly definition, signs by age, and distinctions among instruction, accommodations, and modifications.
Visit WABIDA ↗OSPI · Screening Tools and Best Practices
Best for: Washington screening guidance, family discussion guides, translated materials, and implementation resources for schools and caregivers.
Open OSPI screening resources ↗Hawaiʻi statewide resources
These organizations serve or publish information for people across Hawaiʻi. They are not presented as Maui-based services.
Hawaiʻi International Dyslexia Association
Best for: Information about testing, tutoring, teacher training, and community resources. IDA Hawaiʻi states that listings are informational and not provider endorsements.
Explore IDA Hawaiʻi resources ↗Special Parent Information Network Hawaiʻi
Best for: Parent-to-parent support and general navigation of special education, IEPs, 504 plans, and family-school partnerships. Confirm current legal procedures with HIDOE.
Open the SPIN parent guide ↗Leadership in Disabilities & Achievement of Hawaiʻi
Best for: Statewide parent training, information, mentoring, and disability-related education support.
Visit LDAH ↗Hawaiʻi Department of Education · Partners and Resources
Best for: Current HIDOE special-education and family-support partners and public-system navigation.
Open HIDOE resources ↗Maui community navigation
These resources are Maui-specific but are not represented as dyslexia evaluation or intervention providers unless the source explicitly establishes that role.
Maui County · 2026 Community Resource Guide
Best for: Broad navigation across family, health, disability, education, and community services. This is a general directory, not a clinical referral list.
Open the Maui County guide ↗Maui Family Support Services · Family Literacy Center
Best for: Literacy support connected to eligible families already enrolled in Maui Family Support Services programs. Confirm current eligibility directly with MFSS.
Review MFSS eligibility and services ↗Structured Word Inquiry research boundaries
These sources help distinguish a creator-authored SWI overview from independent research. They do not establish SWI as a complete dyslexia intervention or a substitute for comprehensive literacy instruction.
Bowers · Structured Word Inquiry Overview
Best for: Understanding the creator’s description of SWI and the questions used in word investigation.
Open the creator-authored overview ↗Assessing SWI for Students with Reading and Spelling Difficulties
Best for: Reviewing an independent randomized controlled trial that reported limited between-group differences and implementation challenges.
Read the independent study record ↗Bowers & Kirby (2010)
Best for: Reviewing the Grade 4/5 morphological vocabulary intervention in which the term Structured Word Inquiry was introduced.
Open the study record ↗Explore Lokahi Connect
Understand Dyslexia
Review the current definition, signs across age groups, Structured Literacy, the Four Questions, and practical next steps.
Visit the Dyslexia page →Programs and Impact
Explore student learning, educator learning, open tools, locations, and the current inquiry path for each offering.
Explore programs →Lokahi WORD Project Student Lab
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