Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-221l
State-Wide Early Reading Success Institute
Connecticut · General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 170 — Boards of Education · Status: effective
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The Department of Education shall develop, within available appropriations, a State-Wide Early Reading Success Institute for educators based on the review completed by the Early Reading Success Panel pursuant to section 10-221j and the assessments conducted pursuant to section 10-221k. The institute shall commence operation in the 2000-2001 school year. The institute shall use a training curriculum that incorporates comprehensive instruction in reading as determined by the Early Reading Success Panel pursuant to section 10-221j, to include, but not be limited to:
(1) Instructional strategies that can be adapted for each student's needs;
(2) early screening and ongoing assessment to determine which individual students need additional instruction;
(3) teaching of oral language competencies, including phonological awareness, vocabulary, listening comprehension and grammatical skills;
(4) systematic teaching of word identification skills including phonics instruction and instruction in phonemic awareness; and (5) teaching of comprehension competencies, including the use of context to infer meaning.