NEVADA · READ BY GRADE 3
Daily reading practice for Nevada students before grade 3 retention returns in 2028
Nevada’s Read by Grade 3 law requires parent notice, a plan to monitor growth, and intensive instruction for K-3 students with a reading deficiency, and grade 3 retention returns on July 1, 2028. ReadGenie gives those students daily, skill-aligned practice with corrective feedback and gives staff progress data for each plan.
AT A GLANCE
Key date
July 1, 2028, grade 3
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
Nevada’s grade 3 reading retention rule starts July 1, 2028
Under NRS 392.750 and 392.755, schools must notify parents within 30 days of finding a K-3 reading deficiency and set up a plan to monitor growth within 30 days after that notice. AB 400 (2023) added NRS 392.780, which requires retaining grade 3 students who miss the State Board’s passing score in reading, unless they receive a good-cause exemption, starting July 1, 2028. District literacy plans under NRS 388.157 must include small-group reading sessions that target each student’s area of deficiency.
Nevada uses the 40th percentile on approved assessments as its risk indicator for K-3 Read by Grade 3 services. That can identify more students than literacy specialists and intervention blocks can serve. ReadGenie was built to add daily practice time between sessions.
2019
AB 289 removes mandatory grade 3 retention and requires a literacy specialist at every elementary school.
2023
AB 400 adds a grade 3 reading retention rule, effective July 1, 2028.
2025
SB 460 lets districts use a Department-approved Read by Grade 3 assessment other than the state-administered one.
July 1, 2028
Grade 3 retention based on the State Board’s uniform reading examination begins.
HOW IT WORKS
How it works in a Nevada 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 Nevada 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 inside intensive instruction under NRS 392.765 and literacy plans under NRS 388.157
Progress monitoring
Mastery bands, fluency, and practice summaries in one adult dashboard
Growth plan support
Practice and progress summaries for the NRS 392.755 growth plan and the student portfolio
Parent reports
Activity reports that support the law’s parent notice and home strategy emphasis
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
Nevada alignment at a glance
Each row pairs a state requirement with what ReadGenie does. Source links go to the Nevada Revised Statutes on the Nevada Legislature’s website.
NRS 388.157: Literacy plan with small-group sessions that target reading deficits
Practice targets the specific skill each student is working on, between small-group sessions.
NRS 392.755: Plan to monitor growth with regular assessment
Mastery and fluency data give the plan team regular evidence of growth between assessments.
NRS 392.765: Intensive instruction and a portfolio of student reading work
Daily practice can sit inside the intensive instruction block, and practice summaries add to the portfolio. It does not replace teacher-led instruction.
NRS 392.750: Written parent notice with strategies for home
Activity reports help staff show families what their child is practicing.
NRS 388.439: Early literacy screening for phonological awareness, decoding, and encoding
ReadGenie is not a screener. It gives practice in the same skills the screening covers.
Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
Phoneme drills and sound-in-word practice between intervention sessions.
Decoding Skills
Decoding, word reading, and spelling practice matched to the skill taught that week.
Reading Fluency
Decodable passage reading with fluency data for staff.
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 Nevada, the State Board sets Read by Grade 3 cut scores, and each district prescribes its own early literacy screening assessment under NRS 388.439. ReadGenie adds practice capacity next to whatever your district chooses.
FUNDING
How Nevada 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
Nevada procurement checklist
A quick list to share with your review committee.
Nevada Read by Grade 3 growth plan support (NRS 392.755)
Ready for the July 1, 2028 grade 3 retention rule (NRS 392.780)
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.