New literacy bill gains momentum

A rewritten literacy bill is gaining momentum during a crucial stage of the legislative session. On Tuesday, the House Education Committee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 526 , to provide intensive supplemental literacy instruction for kindergarten through third-grade students who are reading below grade level. House Bill 526 replaces an earlier proposal that the committee shelved this month . Like its predecessor, the new bill would provide a minimum of 60 hours or supplemental instruction for students who score at the lowest of three levels on the Idaho Reading Indicator tests. For kindergartners scoring at the lowest levels on the test, optional all-day kindergarten would be available/ Clark Corbin , Idaho Education News. More here .

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