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S. 4689119th Congress
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The READ Act requires states getting federal literacy grants to use "science of reading" methods and ban three-cueing instruction.
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The READ Act updates a federal grant program to require states and schools receiving certain literacy funds to use phonics-based "science of reading" methods and prohibits the "three-cueing" technique of guessing words from pictures or context. Grant recipients must screen young students for reading difficulties like dyslexia, retrain teachers, update licensing standards, and offer tutoring or summer programs for struggling readers.
The bill affects public school students in kindergarten through 8th grade, their parents, teachers, and state education agencies that receive the relevant federal literacy grants.
Schools receiving these grants would face new instructional and reporting requirements, and parents would gain a right to notification if their child is identified as reading below grade level. States not receiving these specific grants are not required to comply, and the bill does not override existing disability rights laws like IDEA or the ADA.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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