IDAHO · LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
Structured literacy practice for the K-3 readers Idaho’s IRI identifies
Idaho law requires a reading improvement plan within 30 days for any K-3 student with a reading deficiency on the statewide assessment, plus 30 to 60 hours of extended time literacy intervention for students who score basic or below basic. ReadGenie gives those students 10 to 15 minutes of daily skill practice with corrective feedback and reports progress back to educators.
AT A GLANCE
Key date
Spring IRI, May 3 to 21, 2027
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
Idaho’s next statewide IRI window opens May 3, 2027
The Idaho Literacy Achievement and Accountability Act (Idaho Code Title 33, Chapter 18) requires the statewide reading assessment, the Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI), for all K-3 students at least twice a year. The fall IRI is also the tier 1 dyslexia screener for K-3, and any K-3 student with a reading deficiency must get an individual reading improvement plan within 30 days. The 2026-27 spring IRI window runs May 3 to 21, 2027.
Students who score below basic on the fall screening need at least 60 hours of supplemental instruction, and students who score basic need at least 30. Finding those hours in the school day is the hard part, and ReadGenie was built for that gap. Your district decides whether ReadGenie practice time counts toward those hours.
2021
Idaho Literacy Achievement and Accountability Act enacted.
2022-2023
Statewide tier 1 dyslexia screening begins, using the fall IRI for K-3.
June 2026
Updated Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Plan, Kindergarten through 12th Grade.
May 3 to 21, 2027
Spring IRI window for all K-3 students.
HOW IT WORKS
How it works in an Idaho school
01
Your interventionist teaches the skill from your chosen program.
02
They set ReadGenie to that week’s skills.
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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 Idaho 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 K-3 students on reading improvement plans under Idaho Code 33-1805 and 33-1807
Progress monitoring
Mastery bands, fluency, and practice summaries in one adult dashboard
Reading improvement plan support
Practice and progress records that teams can use when they review a 33-1805 reading improvement plan
Parent reports
Activity reports that support the plan updates and home strategies Idaho Code 33-1805 requires
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
Idaho alignment at a glance
Each row pairs a state requirement with what ReadGenie does. Source links go to the Idaho Legislature and the Idaho State Department of Education.
Idaho Code 33-1805: Reading improvement plan within 30 days
Students on a reading improvement plan get daily practice tied to the plan’s target skill, and educators see mastery and usage data for plan reviews.
Idaho Code 33-1807: 30 to 60 hours of extended time literacy intervention
ReadGenie adds daily practice that can sit inside your extended time program. Your district confirms how it fits its submitted plan.
Idaho Code 33-1811: Dyslexia screening and evidence-based intervention
Students the fall IRI flags for characteristics of dyslexia get structured practice in phonological awareness, decoding, and spelling.
Idaho Code 33-1805: Parent notification and home strategies
Parent activity reports give families a view of practice to pair with the plan and home strategies the school sends.
Phonological Awareness
Phoneme drills and sound-in-word practice between intervention sessions.
Phonics/Decoding/Encoding
Decoding and spelling practice built on the pattern taught that week.
Multisyllabic Word Reading
Syllable-by-syllable decoding practice for older readers who still need word reading support.
Fluency With Connected Text
Decodable passage reading with corrective feedback to build accuracy and fluency.
Progress Monitoring Within MTSS
Weekly mastery and fluency trends help teams adjust instruction between IRI windows.
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. Idaho’s K-3 screener is the statewide IRI, and your district builds its own extended time literacy intervention program aligned to the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Plan. ReadGenie adds practice capacity next to whatever your district chooses.
FUNDING
How Idaho 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.
Idaho literacy intervention funding (Idaho Code 33-1807)
The State Department of Education distributes literacy intervention funding to schools and districts based on IRI results, for the extended time literacy intervention programs required by Idaho Code 33-1807. Districts can pair it with supplemental practice, but should confirm allowability first, since the statute ties some digital intervention tools to a State Board approved provider 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
Idaho procurement checklist
A quick list to share with your review committee.
Idaho Code 33-1805 reading improvement plan support
Extended time literacy intervention practice (Idaho Code 33-1807)
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.