HB389

AN ACT relating to reading and writing in schools.

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Kentucky HB389 aims to improve reading and writing instruction in schools, focusing on early identification and intervention for students with.

Kentucky HB389 mandates that schools screen all students for dyslexia and dysgraphia, providing early intervention through a multitiered system of support. The bill requires the use of evidence-based instructional strategies and multisensory approaches to address students' decoding, encoding, and comprehension needs. It also mandates professional development for teachers on identifying and supporting students with dyslexia and dysgraphia. The Department of Education must create a dyslexia toolkit and conduct a study project on early screening and intervention services.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 95–0 · Jan 29
Current
Education Committee
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

95 Yea

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0 Nay

5 Absent

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Calendar

Jan 21

8:00 AM

House Committee On Primary And Secondary Education

History

Mar 18

Senate

to Education (S)

Jan 29

Senate

received in Senate

Jan 29

Senate

to Committee on Committees (S)