KRS 164.304: Teacher preparation programs for elementary and secondary regular

education to include instruction on dyslexia and other learning disabilities and

core elements of multitiered system of supports.

By the 2027-2028 academic year, postsecondary in stitutions offering teacher preparation

programs for elementary and secondary regular education shall include instruction on:

(1) The definition and characteristics of dyslexia;

(2) Processes for identifying dyslexia;

(3) Evidence-based interventions and a ccommodations for dyslexia and other disorders

defined in KRS 158.305 and related literacy and learning challenges; and

(4) Core elements of a response-to-intervention framework addressing reading, writing,

mathematics, and behavior, including;

(a) Universal screening;

(b) Evidence-based research interventions;

(c) Progress monitoring of the effectiveness of interventions on student

performance;

(d) Data-based decision-making procedures related to:

1. Determining intervention effectiveness on student performance; and

2. Determining the need to continue, alter, or discontinue interventions or

conduct further evaluation of student needs; and

(e) Application and implementation of a multitiered system of supports and

dyslexia instructional practices in the classroom setting.