COLORADO · READ ACT AND SB25-200
Structured literacy practice for the K-3 readers Colorado’s READ Act will flag
Colorado’s READ Act requires K-3 reading assessments, READ plans for students with a significant reading deficiency, and, under SB25-200, dyslexia screening by the 2027-28 school year. ReadGenie gives those students 10 to 15 minutes of daily practice on the skill being taught, with corrective feedback, and reports progress back to educators.
AT A GLANCE
Key date
2027-28 school year, statewide
Who it’s for
K-6 readers in Tier 2 and 3
Daily practice
10 to 15 minutes per student
Devices
iPad, Chromebook, Android
Typical funding
Title I, IDEA, Title II-A, Title IV-A
THE DEADLINE
Colorado’s dyslexia screening deadline is the 2027-28 school year
SB25-200, signed May 23, 2025, amends the Colorado READ Act. Beginning no later than the 2027-28 school year, each local education provider must screen early elementary students for characteristics of dyslexia, using its own process or a universal dyslexia screener that meets the new requirements. READ plan communications to families must also include information on dyslexia characteristics when it applies.
Stronger screening will identify more K-3 students who need a READ plan, but intervention time and staff do not grow at the same pace. ReadGenie was built for that gap. It gives flagged students daily practice on the skill their teacher taught that week, between intervention sessions.
2012
Colorado READ Act enacted (HB12-1238).
May 2019
SB19-199 adds evidence-based reading training for K-3 teachers and an independent evaluation of the READ Act.
May 2025
SB25-200 signed, adding dyslexia screening and dyslexia information in READ plan family communication.
2027-28
Full implementation of SB25-200 dyslexia screening expected statewide.
HOW IT WORKS
How it works in a Colorado school
01
Your interventionist teaches the skill from your chosen program.
02
They set ReadGenie to that week’s skills.
03
Students practice 10 to 15 minutes a day, at school or home, with corrective feedback.
04
Each week, review mastery and fluency for MTSS records and parent updates.
FOR YOUR REVIEW COMMITTEE
What Colorado schools get
The short version for your review committee.
Intended use
Supplemental practice inside your MTSS model. Not a standalone program.
Who it’s for
K-6 readers in Tier 2 and 3, including students with dyslexia
Devices
iPad, Chromebook, Android
Statutory fit
Daily practice for students on READ plans under the Colorado READ Act, as amended by SB25-200
Progress monitoring
Mastery bands, fluency, and practice summaries in one adult dashboard
READ plan support
Practice logs and skill progress that teams can review at READ plan check-ins
Parent reports
Activity reports that sit alongside the READ plan updates your district sends families
Educator reports
Roster access and progress views for staff
Evidence level
ESSA Tier 4 statement (logic model and planned research), plus usage and progress data
STATE ALIGNMENT
Colorado alignment at a glance
Each row pairs a state requirement with what ReadGenie does. Source links go to the Colorado Department of Education.
SB25-200: Dyslexia screening by 2027-28
ReadGenie is not a screener. It gives students flagged for characteristics of dyslexia daily practice in the skills screeners measure.
READ Act: READ plans for a significant reading deficiency
Students on a READ plan get daily practice tied to the plan’s target skill, and educators see mastery and usage data for plan reviews.
READ Act: Interim assessments and progress monitoring
Between interim assessment windows, ReadGenie shows weekly mastery and fluency data that teams can review next to their progress monitoring tool.
READ Act: Family communication
Activity reports give families a simple view of practice, next to the READ plan communications your district already sends.
Phonological Awareness
Phoneme drills and sound-in-word practice between intervention sessions.
Phonics/Decoding/Encoding
Decoding and spelling practice built on the letter-sound pattern taught that week.
Fluency With Connected Text
Decodable passage reading with corrective feedback to build accuracy and oral reading fluency.
WHERE IT FITS
Where ReadGenie fits, honestly
ReadGenie is
Supplemental practice for students in Tier 2/3 intervention. Your educator picks the skill, students practice with feedback, and you get evidence before the next session.
ReadGenie is not
A screener, a Tier 1 core curriculum, or a replacement for your interventionists. Your district chooses its READ Act interim, diagnostic, and summative assessments from the state-approved list, and picks its own core program. ReadGenie adds practice capacity next to whatever your district chooses.
FUNDING
How Colorado schools fund ReadGenie
Schools typically use existing federal and state funds. No competitive application needed.
Title I, Part A
Supplemental reading practice for struggling readers in schoolwide and targeted assistance programs.
IDEA Part B and CEIS
Serves students with IEP reading goals. The 15 percent CEIS set-aside can cover Tier 2/3 students not yet identified, and usage data supports CEIS reporting.
READ Act per-pupil intervention funds
CDE distributes READ Act per-pupil intervention money to local education providers for uses such as tutoring, evidence-based intervention services, and technology on the READ Act advisory list. Districts can pair these funds with supplemental practice, but should confirm allowability with CDE first, since software bought with them must be on the advisory list.
Title II-A and Title IV-A
Title II-A can fund educator data-use training. Title IV-A can fund licenses under the effective use of technology priority.
Your federal programs office makes the final allowability call. We can send an allowable use memo and our ESSA Tier 4 statement on request.
PROCUREMENT
Colorado procurement checklist
A quick list to share with your review committee.
Colorado READ Act and READ plan support
SB25-200 dyslexia screening follow-up for 2027-28
Guided practice with error correction
Progress monitoring dashboard
Parent reports
Educator reports
ESSA Tier 4 evidence statement
COPPA and FERPA-aware workflows
Chromebook, iPad, and Android
12 to 16 week pilot with implementation support
LET’S TALK
See where ReadGenie fits in your intervention plan
Tell us how intervention runs in your schools today. We’ll show you where ReadGenie fits and what a 12 to 16 week pilot would look like.