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Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-29-311. Dyslexia screening--Science of reading--Intervention services

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The Superintendent of the Arkansas Correctional School District shall:

(1) Promulgate rules that require that:

(A) Teachers within the Arkansas Correctional School District have and demonstrate awareness of the best practices of scientific reading instruction as required under the Right to Read Act, § 6-17-429;

(B) Each inmate who does not have a high school diploma or its equivalent receive:

(i) A reading proficiency-level assessment; and

(ii)(a) Dyslexia screening administered with fidelity, as defined under § 6-41-602.

(b) If the district provides dyslexia intervention to an inmate who demonstrates under subdivision (1)(B)(ii)(a) of this section that the inmate is reading below the proficiency level required to be a high-functioning reader, the dyslexia intervention the district provides shall be evidence-based and consistent with science-based research specifically tailored to addressing dyslexia; and

(C) A process be established by which new-intake inmates are:

(i) Assessed and administered a dyslexia screening with fidelity, as defined under § 6-41-602; and

(ii) Provided dyslexia intervention with fidelity, as defined under § 6-41-602, that is evidence-based and consistent with science-based research specifically tailored to addressing dyslexia; and

(2) Submit a plan to the Division of Correction that allows inmates to voluntarily receive:

(A) A reading proficiency-level assessment;

(B) Dyslexia screening administered with fidelity, as defined under § 6-41-602; and

(C) Reading instruction that is consistent with the science of reading, as provided under the Right to Read Act, § 6-17-429.

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