New Jersey Statutes Title 18A. Education 18A § 6-149

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

a. The Department of Education shall establish a professional development program regarding evidence-based foundational literacy instruction, which shall be available to all school districts at no cost. The program shall be made available to: teaching staff members serving students in preschool through grade six, including school library media specialists serving students in kindergarten through grade six; individuals serving multilingual learners and students with disabilities; and individuals holding an educational services certificate with a reading specialist endorsement, individuals holding an educational services certificate with an early literacy specialist endorsement, and individuals holding an educational services certificate with a speech-language specialist endorsement; and school administrators.

b. The program shall be differentiated by grade band. The program shall include, but is not limited to:

(1) for teaching staff members serving students in preschool through grade three:

(a) orthography;

(b) phonological and phonemic awareness;

(d) fluency; and

(e) vocabulary and comprehension;

(2) for teaching staff members serving students in grades four through six:

(a) the neurobiology of reading;

(b) advanced word study;

(d) comprehension; and

(3) for school administrators: the design and implementation of high-quality literacy instruction in preschool through grade six.

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