SB454,7,1614 4. Any other instructional approach that is appropriate to target the needs of
15the pupil, as determined by the applicable school board or operator of an independent
16charter school.
SB454,7,1817 (j) “Level 1 screening assessment” means a screening tool that includes all of
18the following:
SB454,7,2019 1. An assessment that evaluates a pupil's skill in the areas listed in par. (n) 1.
20to 5., phonological awareness, and encoding.
SB454,7,2221 2. An opportunity for a pupil's parent to complete a family history survey to
22provide additional information about learning difficulties in the pupil's family.
SB454,7,2423 (k) “Level 2 screening assessment” means a screening tool that includes all of
24the following:
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11. A standardized, norm-referenced assessment that evaluates a pupil's skill
2in the areas listed in par. (n) 1. to 5., phonological awareness, word recognition,
3fluency, spelling, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension.
SB454,8,54 2. An opportunity for a pupil's parent to complete a family history survey to
5provide additional information about learning difficulties in the pupil's family.
SB454,8,66 (L) “Parent” has the meaning given in s. 115.76 (12) (a).
SB454,8,97 (m) “Reading readiness screening assessment” means a fundamental skills
8screening assessment, universal screening assessment, level 1 screening
9assessment, or level 2 screening assessment.
SB454,8,1110 (n) “Universal screening assessment” means an assessment that evaluates a
11pupil's skill in all of the following areas:
SB454,8,1212 1. Phonemic awareness.
SB454,8,1313 2. Decoding skills.
SB454,8,1414 3. Rapid naming skills.
SB454,8,1515 4. Alphabet knowledge.
SB454,8,1616 5. Letter sound knowledge.
SB454,9,2 17(2) Four-year-old kindergarten; screening requirement. Each school board
18and the operator of each independent charter school shall annually assess the early
19literacy skills of each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten at least 2 times
20during the school year using a fundamental skills screening assessment. The school
21board or operator of the independent charter school shall ensure that the first
22screening is administered before the 45th day after the first day of the school term
23and that the 2nd screening is administered by the date that is 45 days before the last
24day of the school term. The school board or operator of the independent charter

1school shall ensure that assessments required under this subsection are
2administered with fidelity.
SB454,9,6 3(3) Early literacy screenings; 5-year-old kindergarten to 2nd grade. Each
4school board and the operator of each independent charter school shall annually
5assess the early literacy skills of each pupil enrolled in 5-year-old kindergarten to
62nd grade in the school district or in the independent charter school as follows:
SB454,9,107 (a) Universal screenings. Screen the pupil at least 3 times during the school
8year using a universal screening assessment. The school board or operator of the
9independent charter school shall ensure that the universal screening assessments
10are administered at the following times during the school year:
SB454,9,1211 1. The first universal screening is administered before the 45th day after the
12first day of the school term.
SB454,9,1413 2. The 2nd universal screening is administered in the middle of the school term,
14as determined by the school board or operator of the independent charter school.
SB454,9,1615 3. The 3rd universal screening is administered by the date that is 45 days
16before the last day of the school term.
SB454,9,1817 (b) Level 1 screening. Screen a pupil using a level 1 screening assessment
18within 20 days of any of the following:
SB454,9,2019 1. A universal screening assessment indicated that the pupil is at-risk and the
20pupil demonstrates an inadequate rate of progress after 12 weeks of intervention.
SB454,9,2221 2. A teacher or parent who suspects that the pupil has characteristics of
22dyslexia submits a request for a level 1 screening assessment.
SB454,9,2423 (c) Level 2 screening. Screen a pupil using a level 2 screening assessment
24within 20 days of any of the following:
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11. A level 1 screening assessment indicated that the pupil is at-risk and the
2pupil demonstrates an inadequate rate of progress after 12 weeks of intensive
3intervention.
SB454,10,54 2. A teacher or parent suspects the pupil has characteristics of dyslexia and
5submits a request for a level 2 screening assessment.
SB454,10,76 (d) Administering screening assessments with fidelity. Ensure that each
7screening assessment required under this subsection is administered with fidelity.
SB454,10,14 8(4) Parental notification. (a) Screening results. A school board or operator
9of an independent charter school shall provide the results of a reading readiness
10screening assessment, in writing, to a pupil's parent no later than 15 days after the
11reading readiness screening assessment is scored. For purposes of providing results
12of a reading readiness screening assessment under this paragraph, a school board
13or operator of an independent charter school shall provide at least all of the following
14to a pupil's parent: