Montana HB262 establishes state policy on evidence-based reading instruction in public schools.

Montana HB262 sets a state policy mandating that early literacy instruction in public schools be evidence-based and include scientifically supported components. The bill specifies that reading instruction must be direct, systematic, explicit, and responsive, and include phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. It prohibits the use of ineffective reading strategies such as the three-cueing system, which relies on context, syntax, visual cues, or memory.

Montana HB262 establishes state policy on evidence-based reading instruction in public schools.

Montana HB262 sets a state policy mandating that early literacy instruction in public schools be evidence-based and include scientifically supported components. The bill specifies that reading instruction must be direct, systematic, explicit, and responsive, and include phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. It prohibits the use of ineffective reading strategies such as the three-cueing system, which relies on context, syntax, visual cues, or memory.