Colorado Statutes
§ 22-7-1204 — Early literacy education
Each local education provider that
enrolls students in kindergarten or first, second, or third grade shall provide to the
students enrolled in said grades the instructional programming and services
necessary to ensure to the greatest extent possible that students, as they progress
through kindergarten, first, second, and third grade, develop the necessary reading
skills to enable them to master the academic standards and expectations
applicable to the fourth-grade curriculum and beyond. The instructional
programming and services for teaching students to read must be evidence based
and scientifically based and must focus on reading competency in the areas of
phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency including
oral skills, and reading comprehension.
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Legislative History
Source: L. 2012: Entire part added, (HB 12-1238), ch. 180, p. 649, � 2,
effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-199), ch. 154, p. 1824, � 3,
effective May 10.
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