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New HB 33
Third Grade Reading Guarantee
HB 33 removes mandatory retention under the following conditions.
- Parents, in consultation with the student’s teacher and principal can request their child be promoted.
- Intervention services must be aligned to SOR, and they must receive additional “High-Dosage Tutoring opportunities aligned with state-approved vendor or locally approved opportunities that align with best practices.
- Must be at least 3 days a week, or at least 50 hours over 36 weeks
https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Literacy/Third-Grade-Reading-GuaranteeEffective
Science of Reading Alignment Required
Reading instruction must align with the "Science of Reading," defined as an "interdisciplinary, evidence-based approach to reading instruction."
- The newly created Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) will establish a list of approved materials and curricula.
- Beginning the 2014-2025 school year, districts must utilize only reading instructional materials from that list.
- DEW is directed to subsidize the purchase of materials to comply with the law.
- All teaching staff must receive Professional Development in the Science of Reading and reading interventions.
- Teacher stipends provided by DEW
- Bans the "three-cuing approach" unless stated in an IEP or a waiver is obtained.
https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Literacy/Read-Ohio
Tier 1 Dyslexia Screening - Transferring Students
Effective Oct 2023-2024
HB 33 added Tier 1 Dyslexia Screening as a requirement for midyear transfer students K-3, and midyear transfers in 4-6 must also be screened if a parent or teacher requests it.
2024-2025 and Beyond
Dyslexia Screening is a requirement for all kindergarten transfer students and any grade 1-6 student whose parent or teacher requests it. But not if there is evidence of a Tier 1 Dyslexia Screener in student records for that year.
https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Literacy/Dyslexia/Dyslexia-Screening
This summary is intended as general information and should not be relied upon as legal advice.
Dyslexia Laws and Guidebook
What It Means For Schools
HB 436 was signed into law by Governor DeWine in January 2021. The legislation details school procedures regarding dyslexia screening, intervention, and professional development for teachers with dyslexia. It also requires the Department of Education to establish a new Ohio Dyslexia Committee. Below are highlights from this new legislation. For more detailed information, click the link below.
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=15453&format=pdf
Structured Literacy Certification – Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, the new legislation requires each school district to initiate a multi-sensory structured literacy certification process for teachers. According to the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), structured literacy is evidence-based instruction that emphasizes the structure of language, including speech sounds (phonology), writing and spelling (orthography); the meaningful parts of words (morphology); grammar, and sentence structure (syntax), the relationship between words, phrases, and sentences (semantics); and the organization of spoken and written language (discourse). For a Fact Sheet published by the International Dyslexia Association on Structured Literacy, click the link below.
Dyslexia Screening – Effective for the 2023-2024 school year, the legislation requires schools to begin administering a "tier-one" dyslexia screening measure to each student in grades K-3 and students in grades 4-6 if their parents request it or, if approved by the parent, a classroom teacher requests the student receive a screening.
Districts must identify each student at risk for dyslexia, notify the student's parents that they have been identified as at-risk, and monitor their progress for six weeks. If the student does not show progress by the end of six weeks, the district must administer a tier-two screening measure.
If the screener determines the student is at risk for dyslexia, then the district must provide their parents with information, both about dyslexia and evidence-based interventions, as well as information on the district's structured literacy program.
Dyslexia Intervention – The legislation requires the Department of Education and the Ohio Dyslexia Committee to identify screening and intervention measures that evaluate students' literacy skills using a multi-sensory structured literacy method that is evidence-based for dyslexia. The legislation requires specific professional requirements for dyslexia specialists working with students found to be at risk for dyslexia.
Dyslexia Guidebook – ODE recently approved the Dyslexia Guidebook. Find it here:
This summary is intended as general information and should not be relied upon as legal advice.
