Third grade reading sufficiency act
Why was the law created?
Studies consistently show that children who cannot read end up
struggling in all other subjects. One such survey found that students who can’t
read by the end of third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high
school.
How does it effect my child?
If your child scores unsatisfactory on the reading portion of our Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test (OCCT) and
doesn't qualify for a "good cause" exemption, according to the law your child will be retained. What is a good cause exemption?
RSA provides six “good cause” exemptions for some students who score Unsatisfactory
on the reading test:
1. English Language Learners who have had less than two years of instruction in English and are identified as Limited-English Proficient (LEP)
2. Students with disabilities whose Individualized Education Program (IEP) indicates they are to be assessed with the Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP).
3. Students who demonstrate an acceptable level of performance (minimum of 45th percentile) on an alternative standardized reading test approved by the State Board of Education
4. Students who demonstrate through a teacher-developed portfolio that they can read on grade level.
5. Students with disabilities who take the OCCT and have an IEP that states they have received intense remediation in reading for more than two years but still demonstrate a deficiency in reading and were previously retained one year or were in a transitional grade during kindergarten, first-, second- or third-grade. 6. Students who have received intensive remediation in reading for two or more years but still demonstrate a deficiency in reading and who already have been retained in kindergarten, first-grade, second-grade or third-grade for a total of two years. Transitional grades count.~
You can find more information: http://www.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Read%20to%20Succeed%20Parent_Brochure.pdf and here http://ok.gov/sde/reading-sufficiency-act
Studies consistently show that children who cannot read end up
struggling in all other subjects. One such survey found that students who can’t
read by the end of third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high
school.
How does it effect my child?
If your child scores unsatisfactory on the reading portion of our Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test (OCCT) and
doesn't qualify for a "good cause" exemption, according to the law your child will be retained. What is a good cause exemption?
RSA provides six “good cause” exemptions for some students who score Unsatisfactory
on the reading test:
1. English Language Learners who have had less than two years of instruction in English and are identified as Limited-English Proficient (LEP)
2. Students with disabilities whose Individualized Education Program (IEP) indicates they are to be assessed with the Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP).
3. Students who demonstrate an acceptable level of performance (minimum of 45th percentile) on an alternative standardized reading test approved by the State Board of Education
4. Students who demonstrate through a teacher-developed portfolio that they can read on grade level.
5. Students with disabilities who take the OCCT and have an IEP that states they have received intense remediation in reading for more than two years but still demonstrate a deficiency in reading and were previously retained one year or were in a transitional grade during kindergarten, first-, second- or third-grade. 6. Students who have received intensive remediation in reading for two or more years but still demonstrate a deficiency in reading and who already have been retained in kindergarten, first-grade, second-grade or third-grade for a total of two years. Transitional grades count.~
You can find more information: http://www.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Read%20to%20Succeed%20Parent_Brochure.pdf and here http://ok.gov/sde/reading-sufficiency-act