INFORMATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

Fort Bend ISD Designated as House Bill 3 Reading Academies Authorized Provider

House Bill 3 (HB 3), passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in June 2019, mandates that all kindergarten through third grade teachers and principals complete a "teacher literacy achievement academy." This requirement applies to all K-3 educators, including special education teachers, as well as campus principals, through participation in the HB 3 Reading Academies.

Texas Reading Academies Content includes learning in the following modules:

1. Introduction, Overview, Scope and Sequence 
2. Science of Teaching Reading
3. Establishing a Literacy Community
4. Using Assessment Data to Inform Instruction
5. Oral Language
6. Phonological Awareness
7. Alphabet Knowledge, Print Concepts, and Handwriting
8. Decoding, Encoding, and Word Study
9. Reading Fluency
10. Reading Comprehension
11. Writing Composition
12. Putting It All Together

FBISD is looking forward to not only impacting students within our own district but throughout the region.  We believe teachers who have a stronger capacity to support primary literacy development will result in increased student success.  

For information about Fort Bend ISD's support model for the Texas Reading Academies, please view the FBISD Reading Academies Testimonials video and visit the FBISD TRA Authorized Provider page. As an authorized provider, we look forward to working with your organization to help you achieve greater student success, too!