PreK-12 Literacy
The
Rhode Island Board of Regents for
Elementary and Secondary Education
and the
State Legislature place a major
emphasis on the critical importance
of literacy proficiency
for all students. This commitment,
on the part of the Rhode Island
Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
(RIDE) and the State of Rhode
Island, requires
districts to focus intensely on
PreK-12 Literacy curriculum,
instruction, and assessment.
In order to ensure alignment with
Grade Level Expectations (GLEs),
Grade Level Spans
(GSEs), and research based
practices, all districts need to
conduct an analysis of their
present curriculum, instruction, and
assessment.
The 2005 PreK-12 Rhode Island
Literacy Policy serves to expand and
revise the original
K-3 Rhode Island Reading Policy
first published in February 2000 and
legislated in the
Rhode Island Literacy and Dropout
Prevention Act of 1987 (Title 16,
Chapter 16-67-1).
Since the Rhode Island Literacy and
Dropout Prevention Act of 1987
includes
mathematics skills within its
definition of literacy, a section on
mathematical literacy has
been added to this policy.