Texas Education Code

§ 21.4552 — TEACHER LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND READING INTERVENTION ACADEMIES

ED § 21.4552Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. J. STAFF DEVELOPMENT

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(a)The commissioner shall develop and make available literacy achievement academies for teachers who provide reading instruction to students at any grade level.

(b)A literacy achievement academy developed under this section:

(1)for teachers who provide reading instruction to students at the kindergarten or first, second, or third grade level:

(A)must include training in:

(i)effective and systematic instructional practices in reading, including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; and

(ii)the use of empirically validated instructional methods that are appropriate for struggling readers; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 2.15, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 5.02, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 5.03, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 6 (H.B. 8), Sec. 4.003, eff. December 4, 2025.