Expands literacy intervention strategies for students in grades 4 through 8.

The bill expands the Literacy-Based Promotion Act to include intervention and implementation strategies for literacy proficiency among students in grades 4 through 8. It mandates professional learning for educators, literacy coaches, and interventionists, focusing on evidence-based reading instruction. The bill also requires the State Board of Education to develop rules for an evidence-based literacy intervention program, including universal screeners and interventions for students with significant reading deficiencies.

Expands literacy intervention strategies for students in grades 4 through 8.

The bill expands the Literacy-Based Promotion Act to include intervention and implementation strategies for literacy proficiency among students in grades 4 through 8. It mandates professional learning for educators, literacy coaches, and interventionists, focusing on evidence-based reading instruction. The bill also requires the State Board of Education to develop rules for an evidence-based literacy intervention program, including universal screeners and interventions for students with significant reading deficiencies.