Special Education

Name: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / PLANNING- Student Holiday
Start: 2026-10-30T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-30T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Flour Bluff ISD

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Overview

The Flour Bluff ISD Department of Special Education provides students with services and support to achieve success through the general education curriculum. A complete continuum of services is available on all campuses to support academic, behavioral, social, functional, vocational, and communication needs for all qualifying students. Services that include occupational therapy, physical therapy, counseling, speech, and transportation, are also provided for students who meet the eligibility criteria.

To find out more please click the following:

Student Handbook - English

Student Handbook - Spanish

Child Find

Child Find is a component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004. This program requires school districts and charter schools to locate, evaluate and identify any student with a disability ages birth to 21 years. For more information, please call (361) 694-9231.

*Please note that if you are completing this form during the months of June or July you may not receive a response until staff returns for the upcoming school year.

Child Find, Evaluation & ARD Support Network

Dyslexia & Related Disorders

Dyslexia, in tandem with its affiliated disorders, constitutes a distinctive realm of learning disabilities with neurobiological underpinnings. While primarily characterized by difficulties in accurate word recognition, spelling, and decoding due to phonological deficits, its consequences extend to diminished reading comprehension and restricted reading exposure, thereby impeding vocabulary growth and foundational knowledge acquisition. Under the encompassing term “Dyslexia & Related Disorders,” addressing these challenges mandates a comprehensive approach that acknowledges both immediate impediments and their far-reaching educational implications.

Dyslexia Resources

Jaime Woodard

Dyslexia Coordinator/Instructional Coach
jwoodard@flourbluffschools.net

What do our students love most about our Dyslexia classes?

“I like when I get to be the teacher and get to point at my teacher, it’s kind of funny.”

1st Grade Student

“I like that when I struggle or do something wrong, my teacher and class doesn’t make fun of me. We are a good community in here”.

9th Grade Student

“Everything!”

3rd Grade Student

“Definitely the teacher.”

5th Grade Student

“Learning how to read and spell new words that I never knew how before”

8th Grade Student

“It’s not too hard for me like some classes.”

11th Grade Student

“My teacher is my favorite thing about this class.”

6th Grade Student

“I am learning so much more that I never knew before!”

4th Grade Student

“I like when my teacher reads to us and teaches us the sounds to letters. It’s fun!”

Kindergarten Student

“I like learning all the rules on how to spell. I’ve never been good at spelling, and I finally am able to spell things I’ve never been able to before.”

10th Grade Student