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1 1 Section 1. Section 256.11, subsections 2 and 3, Code 1999,
1 2 are amended to read as follows:
1 3 2. The kindergarten program shall include experiences
1 4 designed to develop healthy emotional and social habits and
1 5 growth in the language arts and communication skills, as well
1 6 as a capacity for the completion of individual tasks, and
1 7 protect and increase physical well-being with attention given
1 8 to experiences relating to the development of life skills and
1 9 human growth and development. Language arts and communication
1 10 skills shall be taught using a systematic, phonics-based
1 11 approach. A kindergarten teacher shall be licensed to teach
1 12 in kindergarten. An accredited nonpublic school must meet the
1 13 requirements of this subsection only if the nonpublic school
1 14 offers a kindergarten program.
1 15 3. The following areas shall be taught in grades one
1 16 through six: English-language arts, social studies,
1 17 mathematics, science, health, human growth and development,
1 18 physical education, traffic safety, music, and visual art.
1 19 English-language arts shall be taught using a systematic,
1 20 phonics-based approach in grades one through three. The
1 21 health curriculum shall include the characteristics of
1 22 communicable diseases including acquired immune deficiency
1 23 syndrome. The state board as part of accreditation standards
1 24 shall adopt curriculum definitions for implementing the
1 25 elementary program.
1 26 EXPLANATION
1 27 This bill mandates a systematic, phonics-based approach to
1 28 teaching language arts and communications skills in
1 29 kindergarten, and to teaching English-language arts in grades
1 30 one through three in all school districts and accredited
1 31 nonpublic schools. However, an accredited nonpublic school
1 32 must only meet this educational standard at the kindergarten
1 33 level if it offers a kindergarten program.
1 34 LSB 1349YH 78
1 35 kh/cf/24.1
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