Bill > A4308

Introduced Session

This bill requires that a school district offer a reading intervention program to students in grades kindergarten through three. The reading intervention program is to: (1) utilize a data-driven multi-tiered system of supports; (2) provide explicit and systemic instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, as applicable; (3) monitor the progress of a student's reading skills throughout the school year; and (4) be adjusted throughout the year, if necessary, according to student needs. The bill also requires the department to provide school districts with age-appropriate materials designed to implement the program. Under the bill, school districts are required to adopt high-quality instructional materials grounded in scientifically-based reading research to implement the program. The department is to provide school districts with age-appropriate materials designed to implement the provisions of this subsection. The bill also requires the department to develop and implement a process to evaluate the reading intervention program required under the bill.

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Pam Lampitt (D)*,  Carmen Morales (D)*,  Eliana Pintor Marin (D)*,  Vicky Flynn (R), 

Combined with A4303/A4304 (ACS) (on 06/24/2024)

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