KENTUCKY · SB 9 (2022) AND HB 253 (2026)
Structured literacy practice for Kentucky students on reading improvement plans
Kentucky requires K-3 universal screening, reading improvement plans for students who need accelerated intervention, and under HB 253, no three-cueing in any reading curriculum or intervention by 2029-2030. ReadGenie gives K-6 students in Tier 2 and 3 short daily practice on the skill their teacher picks, with corrective feedback and progress data for staff.
AT A GLANCE
Key date
2029-2030, 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
Kentucky’s three-cueing phase-out deadline is 2029-2030
The Read to Succeed Act (SB 9, 2022) requires a reliable and valid universal screener for every K-3 student early in the school year. Students who need accelerated intervention get a reading improvement plan, and families get quarterly progress reports and a Read at Home plan. HB 253 (2026) bars districts from using any curriculum, reading intervention, or program that uses the three-cueing system by the 2029-2030 school year, and makes local dyslexia policies required.
Reading improvement plans call for intensive intervention, but interventionist time is limited and screening finds many students at once. ReadGenie was built for that gap. It gives each student extra practice on phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency without adding staff time.
March 2022
Read to Succeed Act (SB 9) signed.
2023-2024
K-3 universal screener required within the first 30 days of school, 45 days for kindergarten.
April 2026
HB 253 signed, requiring a state approved reading intervention list and phasing out three-cueing.
2029-2030
No Kentucky public school district may use three-cueing curriculum or reading interventions.
HOW IT WORKS
How it works in a Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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
Phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency practice with no three-cueing, in line with HB 253 (2026) and the Read to Succeed Act
Progress monitoring
Mastery bands, fluency, and practice summaries in one adult dashboard
Reading Improvement Plan support
Practice and progress records the reading improvement team can reference in plans and quarterly reports
Parent reports
Activity reports that support quarterly progress reports and Read at Home plans
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
Kentucky alignment at a glance
Each row pairs a state requirement with what ReadGenie does. Source links go to the Kentucky General Assembly and the Kentucky Department of Education.
HB 253 (2026): No three-cueing in reading interventions by 2029-2030
ReadGenie practice is built on sound-symbol decoding. It does not teach students to guess words from pictures, sentence structure, or context.
HB 253 (2026): Interventions that teach phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension
Daily practice targets phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency on the skill the teacher sets each week.
SB 9 (2022): Reading improvement plans with intensive intervention
Teachers assign practice that matches the plan’s target skill and see mastery data to inform plan reviews.
SB 9 (2022): Quarterly progress reports and Read at Home plans
Family activity reports show what the student practiced and support parent-guided home reading.
Phonemic Awareness
Sound isolation, blending, and segmenting drills between intervention sessions.
Phonics, Decoding, and Encoding
Explicit, systematic word reading and spelling practice for the same sound-spelling patterns.
Fluency With Connected Text
Decodable passages built from taught patterns so students read connected text they can decode.
Progress Monitoring Within KyMTSS
Practice data sits next to your selected screener and diagnostic assessment. It does not replace them.
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. Kentucky superintendents select the K-3 universal screener and reading diagnostic assessment and adopt a common comprehensive reading program, and KDE maintains the HB 253 approved reading intervention list. ReadGenie adds practice capacity next to whatever your district chooses.
FUNDING
How Kentucky schools fund ReadGenie
Schools typically use existing federal 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.
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
Kentucky procurement checklist
A quick list to share with your review committee.
Supports Read to Succeed Act (SB 9) reading improvement plans
No three-cueing, in line with HB 253 (2026)
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.