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House advances bill requiring evidence‑based K–3 literacy instruction, approves several implementation amendments
Summary
Representative Gordon of Bedford described H.4672 as an effort to restore evidence‑based reading instruction statewide and to require DESE to implement screening, professional development, and approved curricula for K–3 literacy.
Representative Gordon of Bedford opened extended floor debate on H.4672, describing a statewide decline in fourth grade reading scores and urging adoption of evidence‑based literacy instruction to reverse the trend. Gordon summarized the bill’s framework: define evidence‑based literacy around the five research areas (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension), provide DESE a prescreened list of approved curricula or allow district submissions, require screening assessments for K–3 and provide professional development and pilot programs.
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