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As lawmakers revamp 3rd grade reading law, advocates say dyslexia supports are needed
DATE: February 8, 2023
Many education advocates say they’re pleased the Legislature is poised to ax the requirement to hold back students who don’t learn how to read by third grade.
But they say there also needs to be better screenings and interventions for students, such as those with characteristics of dyslexia, in order for the law to be successful in improving the state’s failing literacy rates.
Those advocating for more effective support for students with dyslexia say the interventions laid out in the state’s Read by Grade 3 law are not specific enough to keep kids from “falling through the cracks.”
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