1. A. Upon registration of a student or identification of a student at risk for reading difficulties, the local school system shall provide to the parent or guardian of the student the following:

   1. (1) A written description of the screening and supplemental instruction process in the local school system; and
   2. (2) Any checklists or screening instrument-specific forms required to support the screening protocol and supplemental instruction process.
2. B. The Department will provide a list of approved screening instruments for the local school systems.

3. C. The approved screening instruments shall:

   1. (1) Accurately and reliably identify students at risk for poor learning outcomes;
   2. (2) Be developmentally appropriate;
   3. (3) Be economical to administer based on time and cost; and
   4. (4) Use norm-referenced or criterion-based scores.

4. D. The screening required under this regulation shall be conducted by any of the following trained school personnel:

   1. (1) Classroom teacher;
   2. (2) School psychologist;
   3. (3) Reading specialist;
   4. (4) Special education teacher;
   5. (5) Speech-language pathologist;
   6. (6) Reading interventionist; or
   7. (7) Any other educator trained to use appropriate screening instruments.

5. E. The appropriate grade-level screening instrument shall measure, at minimum:

   1. (1) Phonological and phonemic awareness;
   2. (2) Sound-symbol recognition;
   3. (3) Decoding;
   4. (4) Fluency; and
   5. (5) Rapid automatic naming.

Authority: Education Article, §4-136(i), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 26, 2021 (48:15 Md. R. 593)

Regulations .01 — .08 repealed and new Regulations .01 — .07 adopted effective March 30, 2026 (53:6 Md. R. 291)