Section 167.268

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

Chapter 167

Effective - 28 Aug 1990, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  167.268.  Policy for reading intervention plans, grades kindergarten through three — contents — state board to develop guidelines — individual reading intervention plan to be developed. — 1.  Each local school district shall have on file a policy for reading intervention plans for any pupils of the district in grades kindergarten through three pursuant to the provisions of this section.  Such plans shall identify strategies to be followed by the district teachers to raise a pupil identified as reading below grade level by recognized methods to reading at grade level by the end of the third grade.  Recognized methods of identification may include but need not be limited to the scores of the pupil obtained through any established standardized testing program currently administered by the district, observations of classroom teachers, and documented classroom performance.

  2.  The state board of education shall develop guidelines to assist districts in formulating policies for reading intervention plans.  Such guidelines may include, but are not limited to, timelines for measuring pupil improvement in reading, information on screening for and treatment of auditory dyslexia, and information on the Lindamood Auditory Conceptualization Test and the Auditory Discrimination in Depth Program.  Such guidelines may also identify performance levels for pupils identified as handicapped or severely handicapped and conditions under which such pupils are exempt from the provisions of this section.

  3.  Each local school district enrolling a pupil identified as reading below grade level shall develop an individual plan of reading intervention for such pupil.  The individual pupil's plan may include individual or group reading development activities.  The plan may be developed after consultation with the pupil's parent or legal guardian.

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(L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 5)