Reading Improvement Efforts in Wisconsin
Under the direction of Dr. Jill Underly, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has engaged in several efforts to support schools in delivering high-quality reading for all learners. Highlights include the State Superintendent's Reading Advisory Council, a diverse group of Wisconsin community members committed to strengthening literacy learning in Wisconsin's schools and supporting and implementing 2023 Wisconsin Act 20. This website will be updated with information about all efforts to implement 2023 Wisconsin Act 20 and to improve reading.
Latest Updates
Early Literacy Screening available for Fall 2024
aimswebPlus is Wisconsin's screener for early literacy. The Wisconsin-specific aimswebPlus page can be found at this link.
Additional information, including establishing local assessment windows, can be found at this link.
Resources for Act 20 implementation
DPI is pleased to provide collaboratively developed resources and supports for local implementation of 2023 Act 20 available at Resources for Act 20. Topics include:
- Family/Caregiver communication
- Curriculum
- District early literacy remediation plan
- Family history survey
- Personal reading plan toolkit
Guidance about the intersection between child find and Act 20 can be found at this link.
Guidance about students with individualized education plans (IEPs), including the intersection between personal reading plans and IEPs, can be found at this link.
9/6/24 - Guidance about reading readiness assessment accommodations and an updated I-7 are coming soon.