WY SF0059

Creates the Wyoming Language and Literacy Program requiring school districts to adopt comprehensive literacy plans for students in kindergarten through grade 12, including universal and dyslexia screeners, diagnostic assessments, and evidence-based instruction grounded in the science of reading.

Mandates a three-tiered Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) providing universal instruction for all students, targeted intervention for those with reading difficulties, and intensive individualized support for students with significant and persistent reading challenges.

Requires Individualized Reading Plans (IRPs) for students identified with reading difficulties, to be developed with parent collaboration and implemented within 30 calendar days of identification, with quarterly progress reports to parents.

Districts where 60% or more of students lack grade-level reading proficiency must offer summer literacy camps or extended supports (after-school tutoring) for grades 1-3 students with IRPs.

Authorizes the State Superintendent to establish a literacy division within the Department of Education, prohibits use of the "three-cueing system" as the sole basis for teaching word recognition, and takes effect July 1, 2026.