To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to establish statewide screening programs for children who are 5 to 7 years of age to prevent reading failure.
Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to establish statewide programs for screening children between the ages of five and seven for the prevention of reading failure.
Requires a State to agree to use the grant to: (1) develop and implement a program that screens such children for traits that indicate dyslexia or other risk of reading failure; and (2) provide adequate professional development for personnel who administer screening programs under this Act.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E735-736)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
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