Revises the federal state literacy grant program to require instruction aligned with the science of reading, teacher preparation reviews, and notices to parents of students who are struggling to read.

• Reauthorizes the comprehensive literacy State development grant program and requires states to review teacher preparation programs within 3 years of receiving grant funds.
• Excludes three-cueing reading models from the federal definition of comprehensive literacy instruction.
• Requires schools to notify parents when a student is identified as at risk of reading difficulties or is below grade level in reading, including test results, planned supports, and ways to help at home.
• Directs the Institute of Education Sciences to sponsor reading research and to publish state rankings on National Assessment of Educational Progress results within 5 days of their release.

• Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (Senate)

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