Manitoba Teachers Society president critical of universal screening for learning disabilities in schools

More school-age children meet the criteria for a learning disability, but not everyone in Manitoba is on board with the idea of universal screening in schools.

A private member’s bill introduced by Liberal MLA Cindy Lamoureux late last month calls for Manitoba to introduce biannual universal screening for learning disabilities in classrooms of students in kindergarten to Grade 3.

The province has already taken steps aligned with the bill, with a pilot already underway at some schools.

An education ministerial spokesperson said in April it aimed to expand the screening to all K-4 students by next fall.

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Manitoba Teachers Society President Lillian Klausen said early-age teachers are constantly screening st