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FL S0442
Bill
AI Summary
- Requires the Just Read, Florida! Office and the Florida Center for Reading Research to identify middle and secondary school personnel, principals, and reading coaches to participate in training on reading instruction and interventions for students in grades 4-12, with priority given to small and rural districts and career technical programs
- Mandates intensive reading instruction for students with reading deficiencies, including evidence-based instruction, differentiated instruction based on assessment data, explicit and systematic strategies for phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, and integration of civic literacy, science, and math-text reading
- Requires the Florida Center for Reading Research, contingent upon legislative appropriation, to develop job-embedded training content for school and district leadership and reading coaches focused on grades 4-12, including strategies for motivating adolescent learners and scaffolding instruction for struggling readers and writers
- Adds reading plan components allowing districts to strategically place kindergarten through grade 12 teachers trained in the science of reading and utilize reading coaches, subject to Department of Education review and approval
- Expands school district professional learning systems to include training on delivering reading instruction and interventions for grades 4-12, effective July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Reading Instruction
Last Action
Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1255 (Ch. 2025-110)
6/16/2025
Full Bill Text
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