By July 1, 2025, all individuals employed as a 4K - Grade 3 teacher of reading will need to begin a reading training that meets the following criteria: 

• A program endorsed by the Center for Effective Reading Instruction as an accredited independent teacher training program. 

• All 4K - 6th Grade teachers (regular education, special education, English Language teachers, administrators and interventionists) have completed the Keys to Beginning Reading Course. This course covered 11 modules:
  • Module 1: Literacy Basics
  • Module 2: Oral Language
  • Module 3: Phonemic Awareness
  • Module 4: Phonics & Advanced Word Study
  • Module 5: Fluency
  • Module 6: Vocabulary
  • Module 7: Sentence Structure
  • Module 8: Text Structure
  • Module 9: Comprehension
  • Module 10: Reading Difficulties
  • Module 11: Reading Assessment
• This course took over 40 hours of professional development of online and in person training.