HB 6213

Abstract

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Superintendent of Education to develop recommendations for school districts for administering reading instruments to diagnose student reading development and comprehension. Provides that the State Superintendent shall adopt a list of reading instruments that a district may use to diagnose student reading development and comprehension; sets forth reading instrument requirements. Requires each district to administer, at the kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade levels, a reading instrument on the list adopted by the State Superintendent. Provides that a district shall notify the parent or guardian of each student in kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade who is determined, on the basis of the reading instrument results, to be at risk for dyslexia or other reading difficulties. Requires the district to implement an accelerated reading instruction program that provides reading instruction to and addresses the reading deficiencies of those students and to determine the form, content, and timing of that program.