Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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SS/SCS/SB 1442 - This act modifies provisions relating to literacy of elementary school students. EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS (Section 161.097) The act requires educator preparation programs to instruct teacher candidates on the selection and use of "high-quality" reading curricula and instructional materials that do not include the three-cueing system, as such term is defined in current law, as a primary instructional strategy. The act prohibits educator preparation programs from including instruction in, or endorsement of, the three-cueing system as an instructional strategy for decoding. Beginning July 1, 2027, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) shall annually review and publicly report on the compliance of educator preparation programs with literacy and reading instruction requirements of current law and those established in the act. The review shall evaluate whether instruction is grounded in the components of evidence-based reading instruction and whether prohibited practices, such as the three-cueing system, are excluded from coursework. Educator preparation programs not in compliance with these requirements shall not be approved to certify new teachers. STATE AID FOR READING INSTRUCTION (Section 161.241) The act provides that the current Evidence-Based Reading Instruction Program Fund may be used for initiatives that provide training and materials to teachers regarding structured literacy and dyslexia-informed practices. Such fund may also be used for reading tutoring programs inside regular school hours, rather than only outside regular school hours. IDENTIFICATION OF READING DEFICIENCIES (Sections 167.268, 167.340, and 167.645) The act requires school districts and charter schools to provide suggestions for parent-guided home reading to all parents of students identified as having a reading deficiency, in addition to parents of students with a substantial reading deficiency. (Section 167.268) The ac
