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Senate draft broadens supplemental reading instruction to K–12, changes parent notification language
Summary
Legislative Council said the Senate renamed the statute ‘‘Foundation for Literacy’’ and expanded supplemental reading instruction eligibility from students in K–3 schools to any K–12 student whose reading proficiency falls ‘‘significantly below’’ standards; it also removed statutory detail about parental notification content.
The House Education Committee heard May 14 that the Senate version of H.480 changes the literacy-related supplemental reading instruction statute, widening who must be offered help and altering notification language to parents.
Beth St. James, Office of Legislative Council, said the Senate changed the statute title from a prevention framing to ‘‘foundation for literacy’’ and ‘‘expanded the requirement so that a student in grades K through 12 shall be provided supplemental…
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