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Timestamp: 2017-09-23 00:07:24
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MOWR - Move on When Reading - Arizona Department of Education
K-3 Literacy Plans & Assessment Data-
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Arizona’s Move on When Reading policy is designed to provide students with evidence-based, effective reading instruction in kindergarten through third grade in order to position them for success as they progress through school, college, and career. The legislation in A.R.S §15-701, A.R.S §15-704, and A.R.S §15-211 explains the requirements for pupil promotion, early literacy instruction, and accountability for student achievement in reading.
Addition: For an overview of the 2017 legislative changes to Move on When Reading, which have changed some requirements for both the Literacy Plan and data submissions, please view the following presentation (14 minutes): Overview of changes (2017-2018): icon movieWindows Movie Version | icon mp4MP4 Movie Version | icon view on youtubeWatch it on YouTube
Move On When Reading Update Letter 2017-2018
A.R.S §15-701
A.R.S §15-701 requires that an Arizona student not be promoted from the third grade if the student scores far below the third grade level on the AzMERIT statewide assessment. A third grader who does not demonstrate sufficient reading skills may be promoted to fourth grade if the student:
Is an English Language Learner (ELL) who has received less than two year of English instruction.
Has a disability and the IEP team agrees promotion is appropriate or the student is in the process of being evaluated for an IEP.
Has been diagnosed with a significant reading impairment (including dyslexia).
Demonstrates sufficient reading skills or adequate progress toward sufficient reading skills through a collection of assessments approved by the State Board of Education.
A.R.S §15-704
A.R.S §15-704 requires all Arizona public schools that provide instruction in kindergarten, and grades one through three to adopt an evidence-based reading curriculum that includes the essential components of reading instruction. School districts must provide ongoing professional development on reading research to teachers in grades kindergarten and grades one through three.
Each school shall also administer screening, ongoing diagnostic, and classroom based instructional reading assessments to monitor student progress and plan appropriate instruction and/or intervention for every student.
A.R.S §15-211
A.R.S §15-211 requires all districts and charter schools to submit a K-3 Literacy Plan and student achievement data to the Arizona Department of Education annually or biennially by October 1. The Arizona State Legislature annually appropriates $40 million to elementary schools for the purpose of supporting effective early reading instruction. This money must only be used for instructional purposes intended to improve reading proficiency of students in kindergarten through grade three with particular emphasis on prevention in kindergarten and grades one and two.
K-3 Literacy Plans
Move On When Reading: 2017-2018 Resources and Information July 28, 2017
Important MOWR Updates May 15, 2017
New Dyslexia Handbook Available to Support Families and Teachers April 26, 2017
Education Community Letter From Diane M. Douglas April 26, 2017