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January 2025
READ Act Webpage Updates
Curricular Resources Webpage Updates
The Curricular Resources webpage has been updated with rubrics and reports, and publisher responses are now linked for all Minnesota Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act, known as the READ Act, resources from Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement's (CAREI) at the University of Minnesota initial review.
Screening Webpage Updates
The Screening webpage has been updated to include additional resources related K-3 Universal Literacy and Dyslexia Screening and Identification.
Specifically, these resources include:
- READ Act Screening and Data-Based Decision Making: Turning Data into Action! For Grades K-1 and Grades 2-3
- MDE FastBridge Nonsense Word Preliminary Cut Scores for 2024-2025
Professional Development Webpage Updates
The Professional Development webpage has been updated to include steps to register for remaining Phase 1 educators.
Have a question about the Minnesota READ Act? Please email the Minnesota READ Act or join us for a virtual open office hour. Registration is required.
Register for Friday, February 21, 2025, Office Hour 1-1:45 p.m.
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Unite for Literacy is a website that offers free digital picture books for students from different cultures, backgrounds and languages. These books are available on the Unite for Literacy bookshelf, which makes the digital book available on any device – computer, tablet or smartphone.
Caregiver hint: Each book offers narration in multiple languages. Users can select their preferred language(s) for each page, which is ideal for multilingual learners. Some books include American Sign Language videos. Filtering by language on the bookshelf displays all available books in that language.
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Recently, the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) highlighted the impacts the Minnesota READ Act has had on South Washington County Schools. View the story on the MPR News website.
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