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House panel hears hours of testimony on substitute for HB 1295 requiring evidence-aligned K–4 literacy instruction
Summary
Sponsor and supporters argued the substitute to HB 1295 would require evidence-aligned, structured literacy for K–4, update teacher endorsement standards and OSPI supports, and require targeted interventions for students with dyslexia; opponents warned the bill could exclude programs and raised cost and implementation concerns.
The House Education Committee took extensive public testimony on the proposed substitute to House Bill 1295, which would require evidence-aligned instructional practices in reading and writing for public elementary students in kindergarten through grade 4 and update related educator endorsements.
Megan Wargaghi, counsel to the committee, summarized the substitute: districts must provide annual screening and multi-tiered supports; students showing below-grade reading or indications of dyslexia must receive evidence-based multisensory structured literacy interventions delivered by trained educators; the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) would provide technical assistance and publish an educator training program and dyslexia handbook within available resources; the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) must adopt revised endorsement competencies and…
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