Teacher preparation programs for elementary and secondary regular education to include instruction on dyslexia and other learning disabilities and core elements of multitiered system of supports
KRS 164.304
in effect164.304. Teacher preparation programs for elementary and secondary regular education to include instruction on dyslexia and other learning disabilities and core elements of multitiered system of supports
By the 2027-2028 academic year, postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs for elementary and secondary regular education shall include instruction on:
(1) The definition and characteristics of dyslexia;
(2) Processes for identifying dyslexia;
(3) Evidence-based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia and other disorders defined in KRS 158.305 and related literacy and learning challenges; and
(4) Core elements of a response-to-intervention framework addressing reading, writing, mathematics, and behavior, including;
(a) Universal screening;
(b) Evidence-based research interventions;
(c) Progress monitoring of the effectiveness of interventions on student performance;
(d) Data-based decision-making procedures related to: 1. Determining intervention effectiveness on student performance; and 2. Determining the need to continue, alter, or discontinue interventions or conduct further evaluation of student needs; and
(e) Application and implementation of a multitiered system of supports and dyslexia instructional practices in the classroom setting.
Effective: April 10, 2026
History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 3, effective April 10, 2026. -- Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2018. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2018). 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 4 provides that 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 88 shall be known and may be cited as the "Ready to Read Act." This statute was created in Section 3 of that Act.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56810Fetched: 10/20/2026