53A-3-402.10. Reading Clinic -- Purpose.
(1) The Legislature recognizes the critical importance of identifying, assessing, and
assisting students with reading difficulties at an early age in order for them to have successful and
productive school and life experiences.
(2) In order to help accomplish this, there is established a Reading Clinic, hereafter
referred to as the "clinic," at the University of Utah to assist educators and parents of students
statewide in:
(a) assessing elementary school students who do not demonstrate satisfactory progress in
reading;
(b) providing instructional intervention to enable the students to overcome reading
difficulties; and
(c) becoming better prepared to help all students become successful readers by providing
them with professional development programs in reading that are based on best practices and the
most current, scientific research available through nationally and internationally recognized
reading researchers and instructional specialists.
(3) (a) The clinic shall focus primarily on students in grades one through three since
research shows the need for students to become successful readers by the end of the third grade.
(b) The clinic shall make assessment and instructional intervention services available to
public education students of all ages.
(4) The clinic shall provide these services on-site at the University of Utah and through
remote access interactive technology to reach educators, parents, and students throughout the
state.
Amended by Chapter 86, 2001 General Session
Amended by Chapter 156, 2001 General Session
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