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Required Reading Training

ACT 20 Requirements

By July 1, 2025, all individuals employed as a 4K - Grade 3 teacher of reading will need to begin a reading training that meets the following criteria: 

  • A program endorsed by the Center for Effective Reading Instruction as an accredited independent teacher training program. 
  • This course took over 40 hours of professional development of online and in person training. 
  • All 4K - 6th Grade teachers (regular education, special education, English Language teachers, administrators and interventionists) have completed the Keys to Beginning Reading Course. This course covered 11 modules:

Module 1

Literacy Basics

Module 2

Oral Language

Module 3

Phonemic Awareness

Module 4

Phonics & Advanced Word Study

Module 5

Fluency

Module 6

Vocabulary

Module 7

Sentence Structure

Module 8

Text Structure

Module 9

Comprehension

Module 10

Reading Difficulties

Module 11

Reading Assessment