CO SB200

Local education providers must implement universal dyslexia screening for students in kindergarten through third grade by the 2027-28 school year, using either a state-recommended screener or a locally-created screening process

Kindergartners must be screened during the last 90 days of the school year; students in grades 1-3 must be screened during the first 90 days of the school year

Teachers must inform parents whether a student's significant reading deficiency may include characteristics of dyslexia, and schools must provide clear explanations of findings and support strategies

The Colorado Department of Education may recommend interim reading assessments that include universal dyslexia screeners measuring phonological awareness, encoding, word decoding, rapid automatized naming, and oral reading fluency

Adds statutory definitions for dyslexia-related terms including "phonemic awareness," "phonics," "encoding," "word decoding," and "oral reading fluency" to the Colorado READ Act