2002 Minnesota Statutes

     120B.12 Reading intervention. 

    Subdivision 1.    Literacy goal.  The legislature seeks 
 to have Minnesota's children able to read no later than the end 
 of second grade. 

    Subd. 2.    Identification.  For the 2002-2003 school 
 year and later, each school district shall identify before the 
 end of first grade students who are at risk of not learning to 
 read before the end of second grade.  The district must use a 
 locally adopted assessment method. 

    Subd. 3.    Intervention.  For each student identified 
 under subdivision 2, the district shall provide a reading 
 intervention method or program to assist the student in reaching 
 the goal of learning to read no later than the end of second 
 grade.  District intervention methods shall encourage parental 
 involvement and, where possible, collaboration with appropriate 
 school and community programs.  Intervention methods may 
 include, but are not limited to, requiring attendance in summer 
 school and intensified reading instruction that may require that 
 the student be removed from the regular classroom for part of 
 the school day. 

    Subd. 4.    Staff development.  Each district shall 
 identify the staff development needs to ensure that: 

    (1) elementary teachers are able to implement 
 comprehensive, scientifically based, and balanced reading 
 instruction programs that have resulted in improved student 
 performance; 

    (2) elementary teachers who are instructing students 
 identified under subdivision 2 are prepared to teach using the 
 intervention methods or programs selected by the district for 
 the identified students; and 

    (3) all licensed teachers employed by the district have 
 regular opportunities to improve reading instruction. 

    Subd. 5.    Commissioner.  The commissioner shall 
 recommend to districts multiple assessment tools that will 
 assist districts and teachers with identifying students under 
 subdivision 2.  The commissioner shall also make available to 
 districts examples of nationally recognized and research-based 
 instructional methods or programs that districts may use to 
 provide reading intervention according to this section. 

    HIST: 1Sp2001 c 13 s 12