Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students and to funding to support those measures.
What changed between versions
New Section 28.0063 establishes early literacy and numeracy instruments for kindergarten through third grade to measure foundational skills in reading and mathematics
New Section 28.0064 requires school districts to provide reading interventions to students identified as at-risk of not achieving satisfactory performance on third grade assessments
Section 28.006 was amended to include new subsections requiring reading instruments to be administered at specific times during the school year and to include dyslexia screening elements
New Section 28.0063(b)(6) requires reading instruments for kindergarten and first grade to include dyslexia screening elements
New Section 28.0063(b)(7) requires reading instruments to generate reports in multiple languages including English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by parents
New Section 28.0063(j) allows parents to opt students out of reading or mathematics instrument administration
Section 25.085(d) was amended to require attendance in reading intervention programs for students assigned under Section 28.0064
New Section 21.4552 establishes teacher literacy achievement academies with specific training requirements for different grade levels
New Section 21.4553 establishes teacher mathematics achievement academies with similar training requirements
New provisions create literacy achievement academies and mathematics achievement academies with stipend provisions for teachers who complete the training
