VT S0015

Requires all public schools and approved independent schools receiving public tuition to provide supplemental reading instruction to any enrolled student reading below grade-level proficiency standards or whose reading proficiency prevents school progress

Expands existing reading instruction requirements beyond grades K-3 to apply to all grade levels for students needing supplemental support

Mandates schools provide parents and legal guardians with support and information about their child's current reading proficiency level, based on valid and reliable assessments

Amends 16 V.S.A. § 2903, which establishes Vermont's policy on preventing early school failure through evidence-based reading instruction including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension

Takes effect upon passage