The Nebraska State Board of Education (SBOE) held its most recent meeting on August 2 in Lincoln, NE.
Nebraska Literacy Project The SBOE heard a report from Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) staff on the Nebraska Literacy Project whose goal is to raise statewide third grade reading proficiency from 62% to 75 % by 2030.To reach this goal, NDE staff is preparing a statewide system of professional learning for current Pre-K - third grade teachers in evidence-based reading instruction that will include letter sound awareness, blending of sounds, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
The training of classroom teachers is complemented by the policy enacted by the board requiring all Nebraska educator preparation programs to provide the same reading instruction to future teachers. NDE staff is also working to ensure teachers will have a high quality reading curriculum to implement this instructional method in the classroom.
