Section 16-6G-1 – Short Title.

Section 16-6G-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Literacy Act. (Act 2019-523, §1.)

Section 16-6G-2 – Definitions.

Section 16-6G-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ALPHABETIC PRINCIPLE. The ability to accurately apply knowledge of the relationship between letters and sounds during the acts of encoding and decoding. (2) COMPREHENSION. The ability to read and process text and understand its meaning. (3) DECODING. […]

Section 16-6G-3 – Task Force to Make Recommendations; Membership; Meetings; Approved Systems.

Section 16-6G-3 Task force to make recommendations; membership; meetings; approved systems. (a) The State Superintendent of Education shall convene a standing task force by December 1, 2019, to provide recommendations for comprehensive core reading and reading intervention programs, a state continuum of teacher development for approved science of reading pursuant to subsection (e) of Section […]

Section 16-6G-4 – Use of Funds in Support of Alabama Reading Initiative; Literacy and Reading Specialists.

Section 16-6G-4 Use of funds in support of Alabama Reading Initiative; literacy and reading specialists. (a) Funds appropriated by the Legislature in support of the Alabama Reading Initiative shall be allocated to support the following: (1) Local education agencies to support local reading specialists. (2) The Alabama Summer Achievement Program. (3) Regional literacy specialists. (4) […]

Section 16-6G-5 – Reading and Intervention Programs; Individual Reading Improvement Plan; Summer Reading Camps; Alabama Summer Achievement Program; Retention of Students; Reporting Requirements.

Section 16-6G-5 Reading and intervention programs; individual reading improvement plan; summer reading camps; Alabama Summer Achievement Program; retention of students; reporting requirements. (a) To ensure that public school students are able to read at or above grade level by the end of third grade, each local education agency shall offer a comprehensive core reading program […]

Section 16-6G-6 – Dyslexia Therapist Certification Endoresement; Accreditation of Teacher Preparation Programs; Licensure and Certification of Teachers; Professional Learning.

Section 16-6G-6 Dyslexia therapist certification endoresement; accreditation of teacher preparation programs; licensure and certification of teachers; professional learning. (a) The State Superintendent of Education shall develop, and the State Board of Education shall approve, a dyslexia therapist certification endorsement on or before December 31, 2019. (1) K-12 and early childhood teachers who have completed an […]

Section 16-6G-7 – Alabama Committee on Grade Level Reading.

Section 16-6G-7 Alabama Committee on Grade Level Reading. (a) The State Superintendent of Education shall establish the Alabama Committee on Grade Level Reading. The committee shall consist of four members appointed from each State Board of Education district. The Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore […]

Section 16-6G-8 – Technical Assistance; Rulemaking Authority.

Section 16-6G-8 Technical assistance; rulemaking authority. The State Superintendent of Education shall provide technical assistance to local education agencies in complying with this chapter. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and enforce this chapter. (Act 2019-523, §8.)