Support HB 1015 – Relative to requirements for literacy skill development in elementary grades

Do you want to actually improve the quality of education children receive? Or pay for poor quality instruction?
HB1015 goes a long way to improve reading instruction in our schools. It’s a Republican sponsored Bill, but it only received support from Democrats on the House Ed Committee.

I won’t speculate, but instead, encourage the Republicans to flip their vote and SUPPORT HB1015!!

I would also encourage EVERYONE to contact their State Rep. NOW and ask them to support HB1015 when it comes to the floor for a vote. (That should be happening soon)

Read this post and then watch as the lead sponsor Lorie Ball explains why this is good for children in our schools.
Reach out to her if you need additional information, but she does a brilliant job of explaining it in the video.
YOu can also read about it in this post.

PLEASE let them know that we want them to SUPPORT HB1015!!
https://granitegrok.com/blog/2024/03/call-to-action-support-reading-literacy-in-new-hampshire

TALKING POINTS for HB1015-1106h:
1) Will improve reading instruction for all students in NH public schools
2) Goes beyond addressing the five components reading literacy (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension), by requiring public and charter schools teach spelling, grammar, and writing mechanics.
3) Assures that students are provided the instruction they need to learn the specific skills used to determine if a student needs specialized instruction, rather than being identified as a student with SLD because they were never taught the skills.
4) Provides a proven pathway to effectively addressing NH’s low proficiency scores in all areas of English Language Arts.
5) Addresses the low proficiency scores in mathematics reasoning and mathematics calculation (including fluency) by providing explicit, systematic instruction through grade five.
6) Allows districts to maintain local control to choose the program that best meets the needs of their district and students.

FIND YOUR STATE REP HERE: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/

IF you have any questions for Rep. Ball :