HB 2944
Strong Readers Act; Oklahoma Reading Excellence through Accountability, Development, and Standards (READS) Act; reading assessments; screening instruments; third-grade retention; annual reporting; good-cause exemptions; intervention services; intensive acceleration class; literacy coaches; funding; summer academies; alternative assessments; effective date; emergency.
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Bill overview
The Strong Readers Act, also known as the Oklahoma Reading Excellence through Accountability, Development, and Standards (READS) Act, aims to improve reading proficiency in third-grade students. It mandates reading assessments and screening instruments, outlines a process for retaining students who don't meet grade-level targets, and provides for intervention services and intensive acceleration classes. The bill also establishes annual reporting requirements and creates a system for good-cause exemptions for promotion, ensuring students receive targeted support to achieve reading success.
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