Yes, that's true, but the school doesn't have to do anything about dyslexia unless it significantly impairs the ability to learn. That's why most gifted kids can't get an IEP for dyslexia-- at least, that's what has happened with my son, and what I understand happens repeatedly in our school district. In fact our district says they don't recognize the term dyslexia even though it is in IDEA.
The school willingly gave him a 504, however, whose main accommodation is that he is allowed to type his assignments (if the teacher remembers, which she rarely does). We had to do private tutoring for three years as remediation because he wasn't behind enough for the school to do anything special.
The good news in our case is that the scaffolding from the 504 has worked, along with our expensive tutoring, and I do think he's going to do great as he gets older.
Dyslexia is so frustrating to deal with.
