ReadGenie Supports Missouri’s Reading Success Plan Requirements
Missouri law requires structured literacy instruction, delivered through systematic, cumulative, explicit, and diagnostic methods, for students at risk of dyslexia, and a Reading Success Plan that stays in place until grade-level competency. ReadGenie helps your educators deliver, document, and sustain that practice.
Missouri Wrote Structured Literacy Into Statute. The Reading Success Plan Is Where Districts Deliver It.
Section 167.645, RSMo requires that students at risk of dyslexia receive evidence-based reading instruction addressing phonology, sound-symbol association, syllable instruction, morphology, syntax, and semantics, through systematic, cumulative, explicit, and diagnostic methods. Every student with a substantial reading deficiency gets a Reading Success Plan that remains in place, updated through progress monitoring, until they reach grade-level competency, with parent updates at least four times a year and a parent-guided home reading plan. If the deficiency persists through third grade, retention must be considered.
A plan that stays open until grade-level competency means the intervention work does not end with a signature. Students need sustained, high-volume corrective practice, and educators need ongoing evidence for the plan file and the quarterly parent updates. ReadGenie was built for that gap. Your educators choose the skill, ReadGenie generates aligned decoding, spelling, word reading, and decodable passage practice, students practice with corrective feedback, and educators get evidence back before the next session and for the Reading Success Plan.
2022
SB 681 signed: K-3 foundational reading assessments, dyslexia screening, and Reading Success Plans
Ongoing
Reading Success Plans stay in place until grade-level competency, with parent updates at least four times a year
End of Grade 3
Retention must be considered when a reading deficiency persists
Supporting Missouri Students Who Need Additional Reading Intervention
More Missouri Students Need Reading Support Than Intervention Programs Alone Can Reach
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Intended Use
Supplemental structured literacy practice within tiered supports, not a standalone program
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Population / Grades
Dyslexia, at-risk readers, Tier 2/3 · K-6
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Devices
iPad, Chromebook, Android
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Statutory Fit
Extends the systematic, cumulative, explicit, and diagnostic instruction Section 167.645 requires for students at risk of dyslexia
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Progress Monitoring
Mastery bands, fluency, practice summaries, adult dashboard
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RSP Support
Skill-level practice evidence supports Reading Success Plan documentation, progress monitoring, and quarterly updates
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Parent Reports
Activity Report for guardians, supporting the required parent progress updates and parent-guided home reading plan
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Educator Reports
Staff roster access and educator progress views
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Evidence Level
ESSA Tier 4 evidence statement (logic model and planned research), product usage data, and progress monitoring metrics
How Missouri Districts Use ReadGenie
Reading interventionist, reading specialist, special educator, or classroom teacher delivers structured literacy instruction from the district’s chosen program
Align scope: configure ReadGenie to the skills taught that week
Student practices 10 to 15 minutes per day independently on school or home devices, with corrective feedback on decoding, spelling, and oral reading
Review dashboard weekly: mastery, fluency, and focus areas for Reading Success Plan updates, progress monitoring, and parent communication
Missouri Statute Alignment at a Glance
Where ReadGenie Fits, Honestly
ReadGenie is:
Supplemental, skill-aligned independent practice for students receiving Tier 2/3 reading intervention. The educator selects the skill, students practice with corrective feedback, and educators get evidence before the next session.
ReadGenie is not:
A foundational reading assessment, a dyslexia screener, a Tier 1 core curriculum, or a replacement for your intervention program or your interventionists. Missouri’s assessment and screening requirements are met by the state-approved instruments your district selects; ReadGenie sits alongside those choices as practice capacity for the students they identify.
How Missouri Districts Fund ReadGenie
Districts typically fund ReadGenie through existing allocations, no competitive application required.
Title I, Part A
Supports supplemental reading practice for struggling readers in schoolwide and targeted assistance programs. ReadGenie adds practice capacity that displaces no existing expenditure.
IDEA Part B and CEIS
Supports students with IEPs working toward reading goals, and the 15 percent CEIS set-aside can serve Tier 2/3 students not yet identified for special education. Student-level usage data supports CEIS tracking and reporting.
State Literacy Investments
Missouri is investing in evidence-based reading through SB 681, SB 68, and the Read, Lead, Exceed initiative, including statewide professional learning. Districts can pair those investments with supplemental practice for students on Reading Success Plans.
Title II-A and Title IV-A
Title II-A can support the sustained educator data-use training that accompanies implementation. Title IV-A can fund licenses under the effective use of technology priority.
Allowability determinations rest with your district’s federal programs office and DESE guidance. A vendor-prepared allowable use memo and ESSA Tier 4 evidence statement are available on request.
Missouri Procurement Checklist
Structured literacy practice per Section 167.645 methods: systematic, cumulative, explicit, diagnostic ✓
Practice across phonology, sound-symbol association, syllables, and morphology ✓
Guided practice with error correction and feedback ✓
Progress monitoring dashboard ✓
Reading Success Plan documentation support ✓
Parent reports supporting quarterly updates and home reading ✓
Educator reports ✓
ESSA Tier 4 evidence statement available ✓
COPPA / FERPA-aware workflows ✓
Chromebook / iPad / Android ✓
12 to 16 week pilot and implementation support ✓
Extend Structured Literacy Practice in Your Missouri District
Explore whether ReadGenie fits your tiered support model and Reading Success Plan process with a 12 to 16 week pilot.