RSA Coordinators / Teachers - Reading Sufficiency

2023-2024 RSA Monthly Updates

These meetings are held virtually each month to provide clarification and address questions around implementation of the Reading Sufficiency Act. There will be two meetings each month--one in the afternoon and one in the evening. Currently, we are unable to record meetings. Please subscribe to the RSA newsletter to get information about meeting dates and links.

Timeline and Assessments

2023-2024 RSA Timeline 

Locating Reports on Single Sign On

• Annual District Reading Plan tutorial video
• Beginning of Year report tutorial video
• Third Grade Promotion/Retention report tutorial video
• End of Year report tutorial video 

RSA Quick Guide for Educators 2023-2024 

Screening for Reading Difficulties, Including Characteristics of Dyslexia

Implementation Guidance: Early Screening for Reading Difficulties, including Screening for Characteristics of Dyslexia 

Screening assessments are approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Education. Technical guidance documents specific to each assessment are currently being updated. For training specific to each assessment, please contact the publisher.

The following assessments have been approved for use for  both Universal (RSA) screening and screening for characteristics of dyslexia.

The grade-level target for all assessments is the 40th percentile.

• Acadience
• Amira
• ExactPath
• FastBridge
• i-Ready Diagnostic
• Istation
• MAP Reading Fluency 
• mCLASS DIBELS 8th edition
• Star Early Learning Suite

The assessments listed below have been approved for use for Universal (RSA) screening only. A different assessment would need to be used for screening for characteristics of dyslexia.

• aimswebPlus
• Early Learning Quick Assessment (ELQA) – Kindergarten ONLY
• MAP Growth

Alternative Assessments for Good Cause 3

• Alternative Assessment List

RSA Funding

• RSA Approved Funding Checklist

Science of Reading Professional Development

Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, districts that receive more than $2500 in RSA funds must spend at least 10% of those funds on professional development in the science of reading. Further guidance and programs approved for this use can be found below. 

• Guidance for Science of Reading Professional Development requirement

Sample Documents

Individualized Program of Reading Instruction (IPRI)

Forms have been updated to reflect the 2023-24 school year.

This document has been revised to include requirements for dyslexia screening. This document is a tool made available to districts. It is not required that districts use this document. If a district-created form is used, it is the responsibility of the district to ensure all statuatory requirements for the IPRI are met. 

• Individualized Program of Reading Instruction (K-3) - Printable PDF 
• Individualized Program of Reading Instruction (K-3) - Fillable PDF 
• Individualized Program of Reading Instruction (K-3) - Editable document

The addendum document is only needed if the screening for characteristics of dyslexia is not able to be completed prior to having a conference with parents. If all information about dyslexia screening is able to be included on the IPRI, the addendum is not needed.

• IPRI Addendum for Dyslexia Screening - Printable PDF 
• IPRI Addendum for Dyslexia Screening - Fillable PDF
• IPRI Addendum for Dyslexia Screening - Editable document

Students who are promoted to 4th grade through a good-cause exemption or the Student Reading Proficiency Team (SRPT) must continue to receive intervention until they demonstrate grade-level reading ability with an approved screening assessment, or transition to a locally-developed plan after 5th grade. The intervention needs to be documented. For those students receiving this intervention through special education services, the intervention is documented on the IEP. Otherwise, the form below can be used for this documentation. If a district-created form is used, it is the responsibility of the district to ensure all statuatory requirements for documentation are met. 

• Documentation of Ongoing Intervention for 4th and 5th Grade - Printable PDF
• Documentation of Ongoing Intervention for 4th and 5th Grade - Fillable PDF
• Documentation of Ongoing Intervention for 4th and 5th Grade - Editable document

Family Communication

• RSA Family Guide 2023-2024
• Third Grade Proficiency Notice
• Family Information and Resources for Dyslexia   

Portfolio

The portfolio requirements reflect the standards being used for the Oklahoma State Testing Program (OSTP). The OSTP will use the 2016 Oklahoma Academic Standards for the 2022-2023 school year. The portfolio requirements will shift to the 2021 Oklahoma Academic Standards for ELA for the 2023-24 school year, when those same standards will be used for the OSTP.

• RSA Portfolio Checklist
• Third Grade Elements of a Successful Portfolio

Third Grade Promotion and Retention

• Ensuring Successful Transition from Third to Fourth Grade 
• Decision Tree for Promotion and Retention Decisions 

Documentation

• Documenting 3rd Grade Promotion and Retention Decisions 
• Documentation of Promotion Eligibility through the Screener (Pathway 2)

Probationary Promotion Through SRPT

• Probationary Promotion through SRPT (3rd Grade)
• Ongoing Review of Probationary Promotion (4th & 5th Grade)

Transitional Grades

Frequently Asked Questions for Transitional Grades

Fluency

• Hasbrouck-Tindal Table of Oral Reading Fluency Norm
  Courtesy of Read Naturally

Recommendations for Third-Grade Portfolio on Level Read Aloud

• Unpracticed on third-grade level text at a target rate of 110-120 wcpm (words correct per minute) with 97-98% accuracy.
• Lexile Range - 520L-820L for Third Grade on Level Read Aloud.
  Lexile Guidance

Differentiating Instruction

• Gibson, Hasbrouck & Associates Differentiating Instruction Resources
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