New York A04291 requires teachers providing literacy instruction to obtain a literacy endorsement.

New York A04291 mandates that teachers who provide literacy instruction to students in kindergarten through grade five obtain a literacy endorsement. This endorsement requires completion of evidence-based science of reading training, other coursework, and passing an assessment. The assessment must demonstrate the teacher's ability to teach foundational reading skills, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

New York A04291 requires teachers providing literacy instruction to obtain a literacy endorsement.

New York A04291 mandates that teachers who provide literacy instruction to students in kindergarten through grade five obtain a literacy endorsement. This endorsement requires completion of evidence-based science of reading training, other coursework, and passing an assessment. The assessment must demonstrate the teacher's ability to teach foundational reading skills, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.