HB4149

Oklahoma HB4149 mandates reading screenings and interventions for students, retention of third-graders who do not meet reading proficiency, and.

Oklahoma HB4149, known as the Strong Readers Act, requires schools to screen students in kindergarten through third grade for reading deficiencies and provide interventions. Third-graders who do not meet reading proficiency must be retained unless granted a good-cause exemption. The act also mandates that students demonstrate reading proficiency at the eighth-grade level to obtain a driver's license, with alternative assessments available. It prohibits the use of the three-cueing systems model in reading instruction and requires teacher training in evidence-based reading strategies.