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deficiency in reading (per Florida Statute § 1008.25(5)(c)), the following information must be
provided:

1. a description and explanation, in terms, understandable to the parent(s), of the exact
nature of the difficulty in learning and lack of achievement in reading [Florida Statute §
1002.20];

2. a description of the proposed supplemental instructional services and supports that will be
provided to the student that are designed to remediate the identified area of reading
deficiency (Florida Statute § 1008.25(5)(c)3);
3. a description of the current services that are provided to the student (Florida Statute §
1008.25(5)(c)2);

4. the District's specific criteria and policies for midyear promotion, which means promotion
at any time during the year of retention once the student has demonstrated ability to read
at grade level [Florida Statute § 1008.25(5)(c)8];

5. strategies, including multisensory strategies, through a read-at-home plan for parent(s) to
use in helping their child succeed in reading proficiency [Florida Statute §1008.25(5)(c)5];
6. that if the child’s reading deficiency, if not remediated by the end of Grade 3, the child
must be retained unless he or she is exempt from mandatory retention for good cause
[Florida Statute §1008.25(5)(c)4;

7. that the statewide, standardized English Language Arts assessment is not the sole
determiner of promotion and that additional evaluation, portfolio reviews, and
assessments are available to the child to assist parents and the school district in knowing
when a child is reading at or above grade level and reading for promotion [Florida Statute
§1008.25(5)(c)6]; and
8. the district’s specific criteria and policies for a portfolio and evidence required for a
student to demonstrate mastery of Florida’s academic standards for English Language Arts.

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A parent of a 3 Grade student who is identified anytime during the year as being at risk of
retention may request that the school immediately begin collecting evidence for a portfolio.
[Florida Statute §1008.25(5)(c)7]

K-5 Writing Remediation

Students in Grades K-5 who exhibit a substantial deficiency in writing based upon locally
determined or statewide assessments or through teacher observations, must receive
remediation in one of the following ways:

 small group instruction, based on identified student needs; and/or
 one-on-one instruction, based on identified student needs

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