H259 - 2023 Appropriations Act. (SL 2023-134)

Overview: Section 7.64 of S.L. 2023-134 prohibits the use of either a three-cueing system or a curriculum with visual memory as the primary basis for teaching word recognition in any instruction or intervention for NC Pre-K students. A three-cueing system is defined as a model of teaching students to read based on meaning, structure and syntax, and visual cues. Additionally, the prohibition applies to students in kindergarten through third grade in local school administrative units, schools for the deaf and blind, charter schools, and laboratory schools. Further, the prohibited content cannot be included in Science of Reading coursework at educator preparation programs.

This section became effective October 3, 2023, and applies beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.