Urgent Support Needed!
Please Sign in Favor of HB 437 Reading Assessment, Instruction & Intervention to Prevent Reading Failure and to Increase the Percentage of NH Students Reading at the Proficient Level
Please sign and write your title (teacher, parent, reading specialist, administrator, concerned citizen, etc) in the comments.
According to the Nation's Report Card 2022, 63% of New Hampshire's 4th grade students are not proficient readers. The percentage of students in New Hampshire who performed at or above the NAEP Proficient level was 37 percent in 2022. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2019 (38 percent) and in 1998 (37 percent).
Currently used programs and popular instructional practices have been disproven and are failing New Hampshire's students. The passing of HB 437 is needed to ensure that our children are provided with evidenced-based instructional methods and materials that will help them achieve reading success.
- Universal Reading Screener 3x/year for students in grades K-3 to identify students who are at risk for reading failure
- Evidence-based instructional methods & materials for all students in grades k-5
- Evidenced -based reading intervention for students at risk for reading failure
- New Hampshire teacher preparation programs to prepare teacher candidates to utilize evidence based instructional practices that align with the science of reading.
- Parent/Family involvement
- Community engagement
- Reading Improvement Grants
Updates
November 14, 2023
We just hit 250 signatures and the momentum is building. Post this link on Facebook right now and email your local representative to demand they back HB 437.
Reached 250 supporters
November 13, 2023
November 10, 2023
We are approaching 250 signatures and need to hit this goal before we present our case to legislators. Post the link on Facebook right now and text three friends to ask them to sign. Push this forward so we can demand real change for students.
Reached 100 supporters
November 10, 2023
November 8, 2023
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need to hit this milestone before we present our data to the committee. Post the link to Facebook now and text three friends who care about reading outcomes to get us over the line.
160 Comments
As a structured literacy practitioner, I have witnessed high school students making several years worth of gains in 1-2 years of explicit systematic reading instruction. The research is in, if we know better we are compelled to do better. NH’s economic success depends on a literate populace.
Parent of dyslexic son who knew 1/3 of the alphabet in 1st grade. Thanks to one-on-one instruction, he's now in 9th grade honors english and reading above grade level. Testing and intervention makes all of the difference!!!
I am an educator who is dealing with the fallout of these teaching practices being used for so many years. Unfortunately so many of our students are further behind than they need to be due to ineffective teaching methods being used. I hope that we can find a way to move forward with better knowledge. When we know better, we must do better.
Currently working as an MRSS-B Coach in the Nashua School District. Poor reading skills and low proficiency levels contribute to behavioral problems with many students.
I have children with learning disabilities who were not evaluated in a timely manner, causing them distress. This bill helps to catch a potential disability early.
I have a 3rd grader that can not read. Something needs to change and hold schools accountable
I am a parent
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Urgent Support Needed!
Please Sign in Favor of HB 437 Reading Assessment, Instruction & Intervention to Prevent Reading Failure and to Increase the Percentage of NH Students Reading at the Proficient Level
Please sign and write your title (teacher, parent, reading specialist, administrator, concerned citizen, etc) in the comments.
According to the Nation's Report Card 2022, 63% of New Hampshire's 4th grade students are not proficient readers. The percentage of students in New Hampshire who performed at or above the NAEP Proficient level was 37 percent in 2022. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2019 (38 percent) and in 1998 (37 percent).
Currently used programs and popular instructional practices have been disproven and are failing New Hampshire's students. The passing of HB 437 is needed to ensure that our children are provided with evidenced-based instructional methods and materials that will help them achieve reading success.
- Universal Reading Screener 3x/year for students in grades K-3 to identify students who are at risk for reading failure
- Evidence-based instructional methods & materials for all students in grades k-5
- Evidenced -based reading intervention for students at risk for reading failure
- New Hampshire teacher preparation programs to prepare teacher candidates to utilize evidence based instructional practices that align with the science of reading.
- Parent/Family involvement
- Community engagement
- Reading Improvement Grants
Updates
November 14, 2023
We just hit 250 signatures and the momentum is building. Post this link on Facebook right now and email your local representative to demand they back HB 437.
Reached 250 supporters
November 13, 2023
November 10, 2023
We are approaching 250 signatures and need to hit this goal before we present our case to legislators. Post the link on Facebook right now and text three friends to ask them to sign. Push this forward so we can demand real change for students.
Reached 100 supporters
November 10, 2023
November 8, 2023
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need to hit this milestone before we present our data to the committee. Post the link to Facebook now and text three friends who care about reading outcomes to get us over the line.
160 Comments
I am a reading interventionist in Rye, NH. Please pass HB 437; structured literacy is not just another fad, it is actually based in methods that have been around a long time and are proven to work. All NH kids should have access to evidence-based instruction!
As a structured literacy practitioner, I have witnessed high school students making several years worth of gains in 1-2 years of explicit systematic reading instruction. The research is in, if we know better we are compelled to do better. NH’s economic success depends on a literate populace.
Parent of dyslexic son who knew 1/3 of the alphabet in 1st grade. Thanks to one-on-one instruction, he's now in 9th grade honors english and reading above grade level. Testing and intervention makes all of the difference!!!
I am an educator who is dealing with the fallout of these teaching practices being used for so many years. Unfortunately so many of our students are further behind than they need to be due to ineffective teaching methods being used. I hope that we can find a way to move forward with better knowledge. When we know better, we must do better.
Currently working as an MRSS-B Coach in the Nashua School District. Poor reading skills and low proficiency levels contribute to behavioral problems with many students.
I have children with learning disabilities who were not evaluated in a timely manner, causing them distress. This bill helps to catch a potential disability early.
I have a 3rd grader that can not read. Something needs to change and hold schools accountable
I am a parent
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I am a reading interventionist in Rye, NH. Please pass HB 437; structured literacy is not just another fad, it is actually based in methods that have been around a long time and are proven to work. All NH kids should have access to evidence-based instruction!