Per House Bill 3 (HB 3), passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in June of 2019, all kindergarten through third grade teachers and principals must attend a teacher literacy achievement academy by the 2022-2023 school year. For simplification and to avoid confusion with other grant programs and past literacy achievement academies, the Texas Education Agency is referring to this latest requirement as the HB 3 Reading Academies.
Science of Teaching Reading Initiatives
Requirements for the Science of Teaching Reading (STR) certification exam and Reading Academies were established in
2019 by the 86th Texas Legislature with the passage of House Bill 3 (HB 3). Reading Academies and the STR certification
exam are different requirements that complement each other.
The STR certification exam demonstrates a beginning teacher’s proficiency in the science of teaching reading. Reading
Academies is an 11-month professional development program that continues learning and builds on knowledge of the STR
in a school context.
Together, these programs provide teachers with the foundational knowledge to teach reading and writing and to
effectively apply that knowledge in a classroom setting.
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