Alabama SB168 prohibits the use of the three-cueing system in public K-12 reading instruction.

Alabama SB168 mandates that public K-12 schools use reading instructional materials based on scientifically researched strategies. The bill specifically prohibits the use of the three-cueing system, which relies on meaning, structure and syntax, and visual cues, for teaching reading. It also bans the use of visual memory for teaching word recognition. The bill requires that instructional materials be high quality and based on literacy strategies that teach phonological awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Alabama SB168 prohibits the use of the three-cueing system in public K-12 reading instruction.

Alabama SB168 mandates that public K-12 schools use reading instructional materials based on scientifically researched strategies. The bill specifically prohibits the use of the three-cueing system, which relies on meaning, structure and syntax, and visual cues, for teaching reading. It also bans the use of visual memory for teaching word recognition. The bill requires that instructional materials be high quality and based on literacy strategies that teach phonological awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.