Early Literacy
Recently, the MI Legislature enacted House Bill #4822 to address and improve third grade reading proficiency for all students in the state. As a result, a team from Kent ISD has been working with local district administrators and staff representing general education, special education and Title I services to provide support and resources to parents and teachers.
Resources
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Grades 4-5 Essential Practices – The Grades 4-5 Essential Practices in Literacy is complete!!
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Additional Guidance – Wayne RESA has recently completed their guidance document regarding the Third Grade Reading Law. It is an extremely thorough document and includes additional examples of Read-At-Home plans that have been translated in Arabic, Hmong, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
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Current Kent ISD Implementation Plan that we provided to all of our curriculum directors in the county. This has bullets of the big ideas in the law and considerations to keep in mind around those big ideas with links to resources where applicable.
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Current Kent ISD Implementation Guide that we provided to all of our curriculum directors in the county. This has big ideas in the law and facts and key components for each of those big ideas with MDE clarification where applicable.
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Current template for Individualized Reading Plan (Note: it is completed as a sample for reference.)
