NV's Implementation Report:
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Nevada's Implementation Report
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Supports For Teachers & Policy
Science of Reading (SOR) Training
Literacy/Reading Coaches
Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Alignment
Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Assessment
Funding for Literacy Efforts
Assessment & Parent Notification
Universal Reading Screener
Screener for Characteristics of Dyslexia
Parental Notification
Instruction & Intervention
District Adoption of High-Quality Instructional Materials
Eliminating Three-Cueing Instructional Materials
Individual Reading Plans
Regularly Monitor Student Progress
Evidence-Based Interventions
Summer Reading Camps
Parent Read-At-Home Plan
Retention & Intervention
Initial Determinant Retention at 3rd Grade Based on State Assessment
Multiple Options for Promotion
Good Cause Exemptions for Some Students
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North Carolina
Example of Best practice
The Tar Heel state passed the Excellent Public Schools Act of 2021 that focuses on educator professional development and teacher preparation programs. This legislation named Lexia (formerly Voyager Sopris) as the professional development provider of Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS). Cohorts will be trained over a two-year period to ensure that all Pre-K and K-5 elementary educators complete the appropriate LETRS professional development option.
Full implementation means...
State-adopted SOR training is required for all K–3 teachers and administrators, and an implementation plan for rollout is clearly communicated to all educators.
North Carolina
Example of Best practice
The Tar Heel State adopted The Excellent Public Schools Act in 2021 and required educator preparation programs (EPPs) to align coursework for elementary, early childhood and special education teachers to the science of reading. In 2023, North Carolina passed legislation prohibiting the use of course materials that include three-cueing or visual memory as the primary basis for teaching word recognition to students in grades K–3. Coursework requirements include evidence-based literacy instruction, how to administer reading assessments, and how to identify students with reading difficulties such as dyslexia.
Full implementation means...
EPP required coursework (elementary, early childhood and special education) is aligned to the science of reading and prohibits the use of course materials that include three-cueing. Coursework includes evidence-based literacy instruction, how to administer reading assessments and how to identify students with reading difficulties, such as dyslexia.
Arkansas
Example of Best practice
The Natural State adopted Act 416 of 2017 which requires all K–6 and special education teacher candidates to pass a stand-alone teaching reading assessment — the Foundations of Reading. The test is aligned to scientifically-based reading research and assesses candidates' proficiency in and depth of understanding of reading and writing development. The state education agency (SEA) provided strategic support to help educator preparation programs (EPPs) align with state requirements. The SEA deployed literacy specialists and staff from the Educator Effectiveness Unit to problem-solve with EPP leaders and LETRS training was made available to EPPs.
Full implementation means...
Elementary education candidates must pass a science of reading aligned assessment to obtain teacher licensure.
Colorado
Example of Best practice
The Centennial State passed the Literacy Curriculum Transparency Act in 2021 which requires districts to report their adopted HQIM to the state and post the information on the district’s website in an easily identifiable location. Materials are required to be evidence-based or scientifically based, be high-quality, meet state standards and demonstrate a full alignment to the science of reading. Colorado created the Literacy Transparency Dashboard to provide information on state, district, school and grade-level instructional materials. There is also an Advisory List of Instructional Programming which includes guidance on core, intervention and supplemental instructional materials.
Full implementation means...
The state requires school districts to adopt high-quality instructional materials aligned to the science of reading and state standards from a vetted and approved list. Districts must post their adopted materials on the district website.
Louisiana
Example of Best practice
In 2022, Louisiana enacted HB 865, eliminating the use of textbooks or instructional materials that employ the three-cueing systems model of teaching reading based on meaning, structure and syntax, and visual, which is also known as “MSV,” are used in reading instruction.
Full implementation means...
The state has adopted a policy to eliminate the use of all instructional materials that include the three-cueing systems model for teaching word reading with a clear timeline for the elimination of the use of these materials.
How can your state progress?
In 2023, the Silver State reinstated the Read by Grade 3 Act, which requires retention as an intervention for struggling students. To strengthen existing policy, the state should consider adopting professional development grounded in the science of reading for K–3 teachers and administrators, banning three-cueing instructional practices and materials and aligning elementary educator preparation programs to the science of reading with a licensure assessment.
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