2006 Utah Code - 53A-1-606 — Mastery of reading skills.

     53A-1-606.   Mastery of reading skills.
     (1) (a) The Utah Performance Assessment System for Students in grades 1 through 10 shall be used to determine whether the planned instruction has resulted in the student's mastery of reading skills.
     (b) As used in Subsection (1)(a), planned instruction shall include instructional practices of:
     (i) early and explicit teaching of phonetic decoding skills;
     (ii) continuous and frequent exposure to a wide range of quality literature;
     (iii) writing to foster and reinforce word recognition, language structure, and experience; and
     (iv) regular and adequate time to read a wide variety of materials across the curriculum.
     (c) (i) If, through U-PASS, the school finds the student seriously deficient in one or more of these basic skills, it shall provide remedial assistance to help the student overcome the deficiency and attain reading proficiency appropriate to the student's age and ability.
     (ii) The remediation program shall include a plan to bring the student up to the appropriate reading level and an opportunity for parents to receive materials and guidance so that they will be able to assist in the remediation process and support their students' progress toward literacy.
     (d) U-PASS shall incorporate assessment mechanisms developed by the State Board of Education, through the state superintendent of public instruction, as well as commercially produced testing material selected by the board under Subsection 53A-1-603(1).
     (2) The local board may also administer other tests.

Amended by Chapter 93, 2001 General Session