MINNESOTA · READ ACT
Structured literacy practice for the readers Minnesota’s READ Act screeners find
Minnesota’s READ Act requires K-3 screening three times a year and evidence-based reading intervention for every student not reading at grade level. ReadGenie gives those students short daily practice in the foundational skills the intervention targets, with progress data for the team.
AT A GLANCE
Key date
2026-2027, 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
Minnesota’s READ Act requires evidence-based interventions starting in 2026-2027
The READ Act, signed May 24, 2023, requires districts to screen K-3 students within the first six weeks of school, by February 15, and within the last six weeks. Students not reading at grade level must get targeted intervention and progress monitoring until they reach grade level. Starting in 2026-2027, districts must provide evidence-based reading instruction, use only evidence-based interventions, and have a trained teacher oversee any paraprofessional or volunteer who delivers foundational reading intervention.
Three screening windows a year will flag more students than intervention minutes can serve. ReadGenie was built for that gap. It adds 10 to 15 minutes of daily practice aligned to the skill a teacher is teaching that week, and it does not use three-cueing, which the READ Act excludes from evidence-based instruction.
May 24, 2023
Governor signs the READ Act (Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 3), replacing Read Well by Third Grade.
July 1, 2026
Deadline to train K-3 classroom teachers, reading intervention teachers, and intervention support staff in approved structured literacy programs.
2026-2027
Evidence-based reading instruction and evidence-based interventions only, with trained-teacher oversight of paraprofessionals.
July 1, 2027
Training deadline for grades 4-12 foundational reading teachers, and new structured literacy training rules for license renewal.
HOW IT WORKS
How it works in a Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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
Practice in phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency for intervention under Minn. Stat. 120B.12, subd. 3
Progress monitoring
Mastery bands, fluency, and practice summaries in one adult dashboard
Local Literacy Plan support
Usage and mastery data your team can reference in intervention and progress monitoring sections of the annual plan
Parent reports
Activity reports that support the READ Act’s family notice after each screening window
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
Minnesota alignment at a glance
Each row pairs a Minnesota requirement with what ReadGenie does. Source links go to the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes and the Minnesota Department of Education.
Minn. Stat. 120B.12, subd. 3: Targeted intervention until the student reads at grade level
ReadGenie gives identified students daily practice on the skill their intervention targets, for as long as the team assigns it.
Minn. Stat. 120B.12, subd. 2a: Family notice after each screening window
Parent activity reports show what a student practiced and how it went, which teams can share alongside required notices.
Minn. Stat. 120B.119: Evidence-based instruction excludes three-cueing
ReadGenie practice is built on sound-based decoding, spelling, and decodable text, not cueing strategies.
Minn. Stat. 120B.123, subd. 2: Progress monitoring for students not at grade level
Mastery and fluency data update with each session, so staff can see whether practice is working.
Phonological Awareness
Phoneme drills and sound-in-word practice between intervention sessions.
Phonics/Decoding/Encoding
Decoding and spelling practice generated from the skill the educator picks that week.
Fluency With Connected Text
Decodable passages matched to taught skills, with fluency data for the adult dashboard.
Progress Monitoring Within MTSS
Usage and mastery data your team can review alongside its MDE-approved screener results.
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. In Minnesota, districts must use an MDE-approved screener and choose their own evidence-based curriculum and intervention materials. ReadGenie adds practice capacity next to whatever your district chooses.
FUNDING
How Minnesota 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.
Minnesota Literacy Aid
Literacy Aid under Minn. Stat. 124D.98 goes to districts that submit a local literacy plan, and districts must use it to meet that plan’s requirements and goals. Districts can pair it with supplemental practice when that practice is part of the plan, but should confirm allowability with MDE first.
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
Minnesota procurement checklist
A quick list to share with your review committee.
Supports READ Act intervention under Minn. Stat. 120B.12
No three-cueing, consistent with Minn. Stat. 120B.119
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.