Ensures language readiness for deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten in Massachusetts.

This bill aims to ensure language readiness for deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten in Massachusetts. It mandates the development of language developmental milestones and a parent resource for monitoring language acquisition. The Department of Public Health and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will select tools and assessments for educators to track language development. The bill also requires annual reports on the language and literacy development of these children. Parents can opt their children out of annual assessments.

Ensures language readiness for deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten in Massachusetts.

This bill aims to ensure language readiness for deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten in Massachusetts. It mandates the development of language developmental milestones and a parent resource for monitoring language acquisition. The Department of Public Health and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will select tools and assessments for educators to track language development. The bill also requires annual reports on the language and literacy development of these children. Parents can opt their children out of annual assessments.