The purpose of this RFQ is to fulfill responsibilities outlined in the Alabama Literacy Act where the Alabama Literacy Task Force will provide recommendations for a list of "reading intervention programs" that also take into consideration "intervention program rubrics to review content for age appropriateness," per the 2023 revision of the Alabama Literacy Act. "The intervention program shall be provided in addition to the comprehensive core reading instruction that is provided to all students in the general education classroom. Dyslexia specific intervention, as defined by rule of the State Board of Education, shall be provided to students who have the characteristics of dyslexia and all struggling readers. The reading intervention program shall do all of the following: .Systematic, sequential, and cumulative in language development, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, as applicable. .Provide daily targeted small group reading interventions based on student need in phonological awareness, phonics including decoding and encoding, sight words, vocabulary, or comprehension. .Be implemented during regular school hours."
