SB454,6,22 (e) “Fundamental skills screening assessment” means an assessment that evaluates whether a pupil possesses phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge.

SB454,6,25 (f) “Inadequate rate of progress” means a rate of improvement that is minimal and that with continued intervention the pupil is unlikely to demonstrate grade-level skills by the end of the school year.

SB454,7,2 (g) “Independent charter school” means a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

SB454,7,4 (h) “Intensive intervention” means an intervention that satisfies all of the criteria in par. (i) 1. to 3.

SB454,7,5 (i) “Intervention” means an intervention that is any of the following:

SB454,7,8 1. Explicit, direct instruction that is systematic, sequential, and cumulative and follows a logical plan of presenting the area of deficit that targets the specific needs of the pupil without presuming prior skills or knowledge of the pupil.

SB454,7,11 2. Individualized instruction to meet the specific needs of a pupil in a setting that uses intensive, highly concentrated instruction methods and materials that maximize pupil engagement.

SB454,7,13 3. Instruction that incorporates the simultaneous use of 2 or more sensory pathways during teacher presentations and pupil practice.

SB454,7,16 4. Any other instructional approach that is appropriate to target the needs of the pupil, as determined by the applicable school board or operator of an independent charter school.

SB454,7,18 (j) “Level 1 screening assessment” means a screening tool that includes all of the following:

SB454,7,20 1. An assessment that evaluates a pupil's skill in the areas listed in par. (n) 1. to 5., phonological awareness, and encoding.

SB454,7,22 2. An opportunity for a pupil's parent to complete a family history survey to provide additional information about learning difficulties in the pupil's family.

SB454,7,24 (k) “Level 2 screening assessment” means a screening tool that includes all of the following:

SB454,8,3 1. A standardized, norm-referenced assessment that evaluates a pupil's skill in the areas listed in par. (n) 1. to 5., phonological awareness, word recognition, fluency, spelling, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension.

SB454,8,5 2. An opportunity for a pupil's parent to complete a family history survey to provide additional information about learning difficulties in the pupil's family.

SB454,8,6 (L) “Parent” has the meaning given in s. 115.76 (12) (a).

SB454,8,9 (m) “Reading readiness screening assessment” means a fundamental skills screening assessment, universal screening assessment, level 1 screening assessment, or level 2 screening assessment.

SB454,8,11 (n) “Universal screening assessment” means an assessment that evaluates a pupil's skill in all of the following areas:

SB454,8,12 1. Phonemic awareness.

SB454,8,13 2. Decoding skills.

SB454,8,14 3. Rapid naming skills.

SB454,8,15 4. Alphabet knowledge.

SB454,8,16 5. Letter sound knowledge.

SB454,9,2 (2) Four-year-old kindergarten; screening requirement. Each school board and the operator of each independent charter school shall annually assess the early literacy skills of each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten at least 2 times during the school year using a fundamental skills screening assessment. The school board or operator of the independent charter school shall ensure that the first screening is administered before the 45th day after the first day of the school term and that the 2nd screening is administered by the date that is 45 days before the last day of the school term. The school board or operator of the independent charter school shall ensure that assessments required under this subsection are administered with fidelity.

SB454,9,6 (3) Early literacy screenings; 5-year-old kindergarten to 2nd grade. Each school board and the operator of each independent charter school shall annually assess the early literacy skills of each pupil enrolled in 5-year-old kindergarten to 2nd grade in the school district or in the independent charter school as follows:

SB454,9,10 (a) Universal screenings. Screen the pupil at least 3 times during the school year using a universal screening assessment. The school board or operator of the independent charter school shall ensure that the universal screening assessments are administered at the following times during the school year:

SB454,9,12 1. The first universal screening is administered before the 45th day after the first day of the school term.

SB454,9,14 2. The 2nd universal screening is administered in the middle of the school term, as determined by the school board or operator of the independent charter school.

SB454,9,16 3. The 3rd universal screening is administered by the date that is 45 days before the last day of the school term.