STATE GUIDES
Your state’s literacy law, and where ReadGenie fits
Most states now require structured literacy, universal screening and reading plans for students who struggle. Each guide shows what your state asks for and how ReadGenie supports the students your screener flags.
WHAT’S IN EACH GUIDE
The deadlines
When screening, curricula and reading plans are due in your state.
The laws
The statutes and rules behind each requirement, with links to the source.
How ReadGenie lines up
Each requirement side by side with what ReadGenie does for it.
How schools fund it
The federal and state funds schools tend to use for supplemental practice.
WHY WE BUILT IT
Helping more students become confident readers
At ReadGenie, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to become a confident reader.
Across the country, schools are investing in evidence-based literacy instruction, structured literacy practices, and dyslexia support programs. Yet many students still need additional opportunities to practice the skills they learn during classroom instruction and intervention sessions.
ReadGenie was built to bridge that gap. Whether students are practicing phonological awareness, decoding multisyllabic words, building reading fluency, or strengthening comprehension, ReadGenie provides engaging, personalized literacy practice that extends learning beyond the intervention table and classroom lesson.
Why ReadGenie
Many students need more practice than intervention time alone can provide.
Teachers need progress monitoring without additional paperwork.
Families want visibility into how their child is progressing.
Schools need tools that support, not replace, evidence-based instruction.
Students deserve engaging literacy experiences that build confidence.
Reading success requires consistent practice, feedback, and support.
READGENIE AT A GLANCE
20+
Reading and literacy activity types across phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, spelling, morphology, and comprehension
10–15 Minutes
Recommended daily practice time to reinforce classroom and intervention instruction
K–6
Designed for elementary students, intervention programs, and dyslexia support
10+
Alignment resources supporting state literacy initiatives, standards, and dyslexia frameworks
ALL STATES
Find your state’s guide
Pick your state to see its deadlines, the laws behind them and how ReadGenie lines up with each one.
Alabama
Literacy Act 2019-523 and SB168
Key date: 2026-2027, statewide
Alaska
Alaska Reads Act (HB 114)
Key date: September 1, every year (DRIP/MTSS plan)
California
Education Code 53008 and AB 1454
Key date: January 31, 2027, statewide
Colorado
READ Act and SB25-200
Key date: 2027-28 school year, statewide
Connecticut
Right to Read (CGS 10-14t and 10-14hh)
Key date: July 1, 2027, next curriculum notice
Delaware
HB 304 and SB 4
Key date: 2027-2028 for curricula
Florida
Science of Reading and B.E.S.T.
Georgia
Early Literacy and Dyslexia Act
Idaho
Literacy Achievement and Accountability Act
Key date: Spring IRI, May 3 to 21, 2027
Indiana
IC 20-35.5, HEA 1558 and SEA 1
Key date: In effect since 2024-2025
Kentucky
SB 9 (2022) and HB 253 (2026)
Key date: 2029-2030, statewide
Louisiana
R.S. 17:24.10, Act 422 and Act 964
Key date: 2027-2028, grades 4-8
Maryland
Ready to Read Act and COMAR 13A.03.08
Key date: 2026-2027, statewide
Massachusetts
603 CMR 28.03 and the 2026 law
Key date: 2027-2028 for curricula
Michigan
Public Acts 146 and 147
Key date: 2027-2028, statewide
Minnesota
READ Act
Key date: 2026-2027, statewide
Mississippi
Literacy-Based Promotion Act and SB 2294
Key date: July 1, 2026, grades 4-8
Missouri
SB 681 and Section 167.645
Key date: In effect now
Nebraska
Reading Improvement Act
Key date: In effect now, K-3
Nevada
Read by Grade 3
Key date: July 1, 2028, grade 3
New Jersey
P.L.2024, c.52 and dyslexia laws
Key date: In effect since 2025-2026
New Mexico
High-Quality Literacy Instruction Act
Key date: 2027-2028, K-3
North Carolina
Literacy Instruction Standards
North Dakota
NDCC 15.1-32-26 and 15.1-21-12.1
Key date: In effect now, statewide
Ohio
ORC 3313.608, 3313.6028 and 3323.251
Key date: In effect since 2024-2025, statewide
Oklahoma
Strong Readers Act
Key date: 2027-2028, statewide
Pennsylvania
Act 135 and Act 47
Key date: 2027-2028, statewide
South Carolina
Read to Succeed Act and Act 114 of 2024
Key date: In effect since 2025-2026, statewide
South Dakota
Literacy Framework and SDCL 13-37-28.1
Texas
Dyslexia Handbook and TEKS
Vermont
Act 139 (2024)
Key date: In effect since May 30, 2024
Washington
RCW 28A.320.260 and ESHB 1295
Key date: September 1, 2027, for new K-4 literacy curricula
West Virginia
Third Grade Success Act (HB 3035)
Key date: 2026-2027 school year, statewide