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Committee backs ban on 3‑cueing in early reading instruction, with carve‑out for certain IEP cases
Summary
Senate Bill 93, which would prohibit use of "3‑cueing" (guessing from pictures/contexts) as a method of teaching word reading and require teacher‑prep alignment with evidence‑based reading practices, passed the committee with an amendment clarifying use for nonverbal students under IEPs.
Senate Bill 93 (LC492279S), aimed at strengthening the Georgia Early Literacy Act and banning the widely criticized "3‑cueing" method of teaching word reading, passed the Senate Education Committee after stakeholder testimony and an amendment addressing students with individualized education programs (IEPs).
Sponsor Senator Rashawn introduced the measure as a reinforcement of the science of reading, saying existing practice had left "70 percent of our children not reading on grade level." The bill would define and…
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