Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 79. Schools § 79-2605. Supplemental reading intervention program; school district; duties

(a) Provided to any student identified as having a reading deficiency;

(b) Implemented during regular school hours in addition to regularly scheduled reading instruction unless otherwise agreed to by a parent or guardian; and

(c) Made available as a summer reading program between each school year for any student who has been enrolled in grade one, grade two, or grade three or in a higher grade and is identified as continuing to have a reading deficiency at the conclusion of the school year preceding such summer reading program. Such summer reading program may be (i) held in conjunction with existing summer programs in the school district, (ii) held in a community reading program not affiliated with the school district, or (iii) offered online.

(a) Reading intervention practices that are evidence-based;

(b) Diagnostic assessments to identify specific skill-based strengths and weaknesses a student may have;

(c) Frequent monitoring of student progress throughout the school year with instruction adjusted accordingly;

(d) Intensive intervention using strategies selected from the following list to match the weaknesses identified in the diagnostic assessment:

(e) Strategies and resources to assist with reading skills at home, including parent-training workshops and suggestions for parent-guided home reading; or

(f) Access to before-school or after-school supplemental reading intervention with a teacher or tutor who has specialized training in reading intervention.