Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this section, “three-cueing model” refers to the three-cueing model of reading that uses meaning drawn from the context, pictures, or syntax as the primary basis for teaching word recognition.

     (b) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the state board and the department, in developing academic standards for reading under section 1 or 2 of this chapter:

(1) shall implement academic standards for reading that are:

(A) aligned with the science of reading; and

(B) developmentally appropriate based on student need; and

(2) may not implement an academic standard for reading based on the three-cueing model.

As added by P.L.243-2023, SEC.17.