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Note: Congress has reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the statute formerly known as No Child Left Behind. The new statute, Every Student Succeeds Act, was signed into law by President Obama on December 10, 2015. ********** 4 Great
Definitions About Reading We
support the No Child Left Behind
Act because it emphasizes reading, math and science, annual testing of reading
and math, highly qualified teachers, and requirements
that schools and school districts report their progress to the
community every year (transparency). The term 'reading' means a complex system of deriving meaning from print that requires all of the following: (A)
The skills and knowledge to understand how phonemes, or speech
sounds, are connected to print. (B) The ability to decode unfamiliar words. (C) The ability to read fluently. (D) Sufficient background information and vocabulary to foster reading comprehension. (E) The development of appropriate active strategies to construct meaning from print. (F) The development and maintenance of a motivation to read. The term 'essential components of reading instruction' means
explicit and systematic instruction in- (A)
phonemic awareness;
(B) phonics; (C) vocabulary development; (D) reading fluency, including oral reading skills; and (E) reading comprehension strategies. The term 'scientifically based reading research' means research
that- (A)
applies rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures to obtain
valid knowledge relevant to reading development, reading instruction,
and reading difficulties;
and (B) includes research that- (i) employs systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment; (ii) involves rigorous data analyses that are adequate to test the stated hypotheses and justify the general conclusions drawn; (iii) relies on measurements or observational methods that provide valid data across evaluators and observers and across multiple measurements and observations; and (iv) has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal or approved by a panel of independent experts through a comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review. (i)
valid, reliable, and based on scientifically based reading research;
and (ii) used for the purpose of- (I) identifying a child's specific areas of strengths and weaknesses so that the child has learned to read by the end of grade 3; (II) determining any difficulties that a child may have in learning to read and the potential cause of such difficulties; and (III) helping to determine possible reading intervention strategies and related special needs. A
Special Message to Parents of Kids with Disabilities
Some parents say, "My child receives special ed services so No Child Left Behind doesn't apply to him." Yes, it does! No Child Left Behind requires schools to meet the educational needs of children who are often "left behind" --English language learners, low income kids, minority kids, homeless kids - and yes, children with disabilities. Most children with disabilities have weaknesses in reading. Read the "essential components of reading instruction." Does your child's reading program pass muster? Has the school given your child a diagnostic reading assessment? What did this assessment show? Schools that receive Title I funds must publicly report their progress educating all children and subgroups groups of children to parents and the community. Note: Congress has reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the statute formerly known as No Child Left Behind. The new statute, Every Student Succeeds Act, was signed into law by President Obama on December 10, 2015. Every Student Succeeds Act. 391 pdf pages, click here to download. More NCLB Resources
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