House
Study
Bill
545
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
reading
and
literacy
requirements
for
1
practitioner
preparation
programs.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
Include
preparation
in
reading
programs,
including
3
reading
recovery
theory
,
knowledge,
strategies,
and
approaches;
4
and
integrate
reading
strategies
for
integrating
literacy
5
instruction
into
content
area
methods
coursework
areas
.
Such
6
preparation
shall
address
all
students,
including
but
not
7
limited
to
students
with
disabilities;
students
who
are
at
8
risk
of
academic
failure;
students
who
have
been
identified
9
as
gifted
and
talented
or
limited
English
proficient;
and
10
students
with
dyslexia,
whether
or
not
such
students
have
11
been
identified
as
children
requiring
special
education
under
12
chapter
256B.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
272.25,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2016,
14
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
Not
later
than
January
1,
1991,
the
The
state
board
of
16
education
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
17
implement
the
following
for
approved
practitioner
preparation
18
programs:
19
Sec.
3.
Section
272.25,
subsection
3,
Code
2016,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
3.
A
requirement
that
the
program
include
instruction
22
in
skills
and
strategies
to
be
used
in
classroom
management
23
of
individuals,
and
of
small
and
large
groups,
under
varying
24
conditions;
skills
for
communicating
and
working
constructively
25
with
pupils,
teachers,
administrators,
and
parents;
preparation
26
in
reading
theory,
knowledge,
strategies,
and
approaches,
27
and
for
integrating
literacy
instruction
in
content
areas
in
28
accordance
with
section
256.16;
and
skills
for
understanding
29
the
role
of
the
board
of
education
and
the
functions
of
other
30
education
agencies
in
the
state.
The
requirement
shall
be
31
based
upon
recommendations
of
the
department
of
education
after
32
consultation
with
teacher
education
faculty
members
in
colleges
33
and
universities.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
modifies
the
reading
and
literacy
requirements
for
3
practitioner
preparation
programs
approved
by
the
state
board
4
of
education.
5
The
bill
replaces
language
relating
to
reading
programs,
6
including
reading
recovery,
with
language
requiring
preparation
7
in
reading
theory,
knowledge,
strategies,
and
approaches;
8
and
for
integrating
literacy
instruction
into
content
areas.
9
Such
preparation
must
address
all
students,
including
but
not
10
limited
to
students
with
disabilities,
students
at
risk
of
11
academic
failure,
gifted
and
talented
students,
limited
English
12
proficient
students,
and
students
with
dyslexia.
The
bill
13
provides
for
corresponding
changes.
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