Autistic Support
Programs at the itinerant, Supplemental and Full-time levels at various sites throughout the district.

Emotional Support
Programs at the itinerant, Supplemental and Full-time levels at various sites throughout the district.

Learning Support
Classes are available at all schools at the Itinerant, Supplemental and Full-time levels.

Life Skills Support
Programs at the itinerant, Supplemental and Full-time levels at various sites throughout the district.

Speech-Language Support
Services are available at all schools at the Itinerant level. Articulation, receptive language and expressive language deficits are addressed.

Vision and Hearing Support
Programs at two sites within the district

Related services are provided for students to participate in and obtain the benefits of their school program to the maximum extent appropriate to their abilities. These services are deemed necessary for students to benefit from their individualized programming. These specific services are determined on an individual basis and are delineated in each student’s IEP as appropriate. The following are some related services that students may receive as part of their educational programming:

• Speech/language therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• Assistive technology
• Vision or hearing consultation
• Transportation

In compliance with state and federal law, notice is hereby given by the Reading School District that it conducts ongoing identification activities as a part of its school program for the purpose of identifying students who may be in need of special education and related services. If your child is identified by the district as possibly in need of such services, you will be notified of applicable procedures. Individualized services and programs are available for children who are determined to need specially designed instruction due to the following conditions:

• Autism
• Deaf-blindness
• Deafness
• Emotional disturbance
• Hearing impairment
• Intellectual disability
• Multiple disabilities
• Orthopedic impairment
• Other health impairment
• Specific learning disability
• Speech or language impairment
• Traumatic brain injury
• Visual impairment
• Mentally gifted

If you believe that your school age child may be in need of special education services and related programs, screening and evaluation processes designed to assess the needs of the child and his/her eligibility are available to you at no cost, upon written request. Early intervention services are available through the Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) for young children, age 3 to school age. You may request screening and evaluation at any time, whether or not your child is enrolled in the district’s public school program. Requests for evaluation and screening should be made in writing to the Director of Special Education, 800 Penn Street, Reading, PA 19602.

All information gathered about your child is subject to the confidentiality provisions contained in federal and state law. The district has policies and procedures in effect governing the collection, maintenance, destruction and disclosure to third parties of this information. For information about those policies and procedures, about rights of confidentiality and access to educational records, as well as for further information on rights of parents and children, provision of services, evaluation and screening, you may contact any building principal.