SECOND REGULAR SESSION SENATE BILL NO. 783 91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STEELMAN. Pre-filed December 1, 2001, and 1,000 copies ordered printed. TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary. AN ACT To amend chapter 170, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to phonics instruction. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section A. Chapter 170, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 170.014, to read as follows: 170.014. 1. This section shall be known as the "Reading Instruction Act" and is enacted to ensure that all public schools provide developmentally appropriate phonics instruction in grades kindergarten through three as a significant component of a program of balanced reading instruction and that all teachers who teach reading in grades kindergarten through three receive adequate training in the teaching of developmentally appropriate phonics. 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Developmentally appropriate", instruction and interaction within the age and developmental level of the learner, as ascertained by the best current research; (2) "Grammar", the rules and conventions of standard English, including the construction of sentences, the classification, derivation and properties of words, and spelling; | |
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