Arkansas § 12-29-311 Dyslexia screening - Science of reading - Intervention services

Arkansas Statutes

§ 12-29-311 — Dyslexia screening - Science of reading - Intervention services

Arkansas § 12-29-311

Title12

This text of Arkansas § 12-29-311 (Dyslexia screening - Science of reading - Intervention services) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Arkansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 12-29-311 (2026).

Text

The Superintendent of the Arkansas Correctional School District shall:

(1)Promulgate rules that require that:

(A)Teachers within the Arkansas Correctional School District have and demonstrate awareness of the best practices of scientific reading instruction as required under the Right to Read Act, § 6-17-429 ;

(B)Each inmate who does not have a high school diploma or its equivalent receive:

(i)A reading proficiency-level assessment; and (ii) (a) Dyslexia screening administered with fidelity, as defined under § 6-41-602 .

(b)If the district provides dyslexia intervention to an inmate who demonstrates under subdivision (1)(B)(ii) (a) of this section that the inmate is reading below the proficiency level required to be a high-functioning reader, the dyslexia intervention the district pro

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

The Superintendent of the Arkansas Correctional School District shall: (1) Promulgate rules that require that: (A) Teachers within the Arkansas Correctional School District have and demonstrate awareness of the best practices of scientific reading instruction as required under the Right to Read Act, § 6-17-429 ; (B) Each inmate who does not have a high school diploma or its equivalent receive: (i) A reading proficiency-level assessment; and (ii) (a) Dyslexia screening administered with fidelity, as defined under § 6-41-602 . (b) If the district provides dyslexia intervention to an inmate who demonstrates under subdivision (1)(B)(ii) (a) of this section that the inmate is reading below the proficiency level required to be a high-functioning reader, the dyslexia intervention the district provides shall be evidence-based and consistent with science-based research specifically tailored to addressing dyslexia; and (C) A process be established by which new-intake inmates are: (i) Assessed and administered a dyslexia screening with fidelity, as defined under § 6-41-602 ; and (ii) Provided dyslexia intervention with fidelity, as defined under § 6-41-602 , that is evidence-based and consistent with science-based research specifically tailored to addressing dyslexia; and (2) Submit a plan to the Division of Correction that allows inmates to voluntarily receive: (A) A reading proficiency-level assessment; (B) Dyslexia screening administered with fidelity, as defined under § 6-41-602 ; and (C) Reading instruction that is consistent with the science of reading, as provided under the Right to Read Act, § 6-17-429 .