Sec. 7. Report; Study; Resource sharing
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Not later than the 30 days after the completion of the evaluation required under section 6 , the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the outcome of the Pilot Program and other related matters. Such report shall include— qualitative and quantitative data on the outcomes of State and local educational agencies and students who participated in the Program; qualitative and quantitative data on the experience of educators who participated in the Program; a list of the methods of screening used to evaluate students for low phonemic awareness and other evidence-based risk factors for early reading deficiencies and dyslexia, and how many participating State educational agencies, participating local educational agencies, and participating schools used each such method; for each school year of the Pilot Program, the number of students in kindergarten through grade 3 in each participating State educational agency, participating local educational agency, and participating school who were— screened for low phonemic awareness and other evidence-based risk factors for early reading deficiencies and dyslexia; suspected of having an early reading deficiency or dyslexia based on the results of such screening; and identified as having early reading deficiencies or dyslexia based on a diagnostic assessment; and any regulatory, legal, or resource barriers to continuing and expanding the Program.
Not later than 180 days after the completion of the evaluation required under section 6 , the Secretary shall provide to Congress, based on the data collected as part of the Pilot Program and evaluation carried out under this Act and any other data available to the Secretary— an assessment of— the impact of practices put in place under the Pilot Program, including the practice of instructing teachers on the science of reading; the value of the inclusion of the science of reading courses for teacher licensing and certification; and how students perform when taught by teachers who have received instruction on the science of reading; and based on the data collected as part of the Program, whether the Secretary recommends reconvening the National Reading Panel.
Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary shall use the report required under subsection
(a)and the results of the study under subsection
(b)to create and make available an online platform to provide State and local educational agencies with resources to identify and best serve students in kindergarten through grade 3 who are identified as being at risk for, suspected of having, or having early reading deficiencies or dyslexia, which shall include— evidence-based methods of screening designed specifically for students identified as being at risk for, suspected of having, or having early reading deficiencies or dyslexia; methods of targeted instruction for early reading deficiencies and dyslexia; guidance on developing instructional plans for students identified as having early reading deficiencies or dyslexia; developmentally appropriate curricula and engaging instructional materials and practices for students identified as having early reading deficiencies or dyslexia; structured multisensory approaches to teach language and reading skills to all students, including students identified as being at risk for, suspected of having, or having early reading deficiencies or dyslexia; and a list of suggested training programs for teachers on effective reading instruction methods.