What is the Alabama Literacy Act?

  • The Alabama Literacy Act was passed in 2019 and created to help improve reading in Alabama public schools to ensure students are reading on grade level by the end of the 3rd grade. Reading is the gateway to lifelong achievement and the students of Alabama deserve a strong start on their path to success.

    What happens if my child is not reading on grade level?
    If your child is reading below grade level reading standards or is struggling with reading, his/her teacher will inform you of the reading difficulty that has been identified. The school will provide your child with additional reading instruction and support, and you will be given strategies to help your child at home. If your child is reading below grade level expectations entering 3rd grade, you will be informed that he/she may not be promoted to 4th grade unless sufficient progress is made.

    Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, if your child does not demonstrate sufficient reading skills at the end of 3rd grade, you will receive notification that he/she may not be promoted to 4th grade.

Watch a Parenting Session At Home

Attend a Parent Session

  • Thursday June 10th      

    8:30-9:30am

    Center Point Elementary

    Gardendale Elementary

    12:00-1:00pm

    Irondale Community

    Minor Community

     

    Tuesday June 15th 

    8:30-9:30am

    Johnson Elementary

    Fultondale Elementary 

    12:00 - 1:00pm

    Johnson Elementary

    Fultondale Elementary

     

    Thursday June 17th

    8:30-9:30am

    Hueytown Intermediate 

    12:00-1:00pm

    Grantswood Community

    Pleasant Grove Elementary

     

    Tuesday June 22nd

    8:30-9:30am

    Bryant Park Elementary

    Lipscomb Elementary 

    12:00-1:00pm

    Clay Elementary

    McAdory Elementary

     

     

    Thursday June 24th

    8:30-9:30am

    Center Point Elementary

    Gardendale Elementary 

    12:00-1:00pm

    Irondale Community

    Minor Community

     

    Tuesday June 29th

    8:30-9:30am

    Johnson Elementary

    Fultondale Elementary 

    12:00 - 1:00pm

    Johnson Elementary

    Fultondale Elementary

     

    Thursday July 1st

    8:30-9:30am

    Hueytown Intermediate 

    12:00-1:00pm

    Grantswood Community

    Pleasant Grove Elementary