Bill > HB388

This bill establishes the Alabama Literacy Act, which aims to improve reading proficiency in grades K-3 in Alabama. The key provisions include: - Convening a task force to provide recommendations on reading programs, teacher development, and approved reading assessments. - Requiring local education agencies to offer comprehensive core reading programs based on the science of reading. - Notifying parents of K-3 students with reading deficiencies and developing individualized reading improvement plans. - Providing summer reading camps and the Alabama Summer Achievement Program for struggling readers. - Establishing promotion requirements for third grade students, including options to demonstrate reading proficiency. - Requiring reporting on various reading-related metrics by local education agencies. - Providing professional development and support for teachers in the science of reading. - Establishing the Alabama Committee on Grade Level Reading to provide recommendations and oversight. The bill aims to ensure students in grades K-3 are reading at or above grade level by the end of third grade through a comprehensive approach to reading instruction, intervention, and assessment.

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