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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 6 - Education
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Chapter 15 - Educational Standards and Quality Generally
Subchapter 20 - Public School Student Progression
§ 6-15-2004. Reading deficiency and parental notification
Universal Citation: AR Code § 6-15-2004 (2017)
- (a)
- (1) It is the ultimate goal of the General Assembly that every student read at or above his or her grade level.
- (2)
- (A) Any student who exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading, based upon statewide assessments conducted in grades kindergarten through two (K-2), or through teacher observations, shall be given intensive reading instruction based on the science of reading as soon as practicable following the identification of the reading deficiency.
- (B) The student shall continue to be provided with intensive reading instruction until the reading deficiency is corrected.
- (b) Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, the parent or guardian of any student who exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading, as described in subsection (a) of this section, shall be notified in writing of the following:
- (1) That his or her child has been identified as having a substantial deficiency in reading;
- (2) A description of the current services that are provided to the child; and
- (3) A description of the proposed supplemental instructional services and supports that will be provided to the child that are designed to remediate the identified area of reading deficiency.
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