Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee

Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee

The Third Grade Reading Guarantee was implemented by the state in 2012 in order to screen, identify, provide intervention and monitor reading ability in students K-3. The legislation identified tiers of service guaranteed through a Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan to students at risk of not meeting “on-track” benchmarks. Those students not “on-track” run the risk of not obtaining a passing score on a state approved reading assessment and therefor being retained in the third grade for further intervention. Students may be exempt from retention under this law if they have a documented Reading Disability and an exemption written into their IEP.