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December 18, 2025
LANSING – Michigan’s K-12 public school students will benefit from approval of a list of valid and reliable screening and progress monitoring reading assessments and an elementary reading curricula list.
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) posted the two approved lists today, which are required in one of the landmark literacy and dyslexia laws approved in October 2024 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Legislature.
“Improving literacy is my top priority in putting Michigan Students First,” said State Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko. “To do so, we need to identify children with characteristics of dyslexia as soon as possible so we can intervene to help them learn to read. We also need to use research-based reading curricula in our schools to improve literacy outcomes and increase student achievement. These two lists will help us achieve those goals.”
Both lists that MDE officially published today are on the K-12 Literacy and Dyslexia Law webpage. The approved K-3 Valid and Reliable Screening and Progress Monitoring Assessment List is on the left side of the webpage under the “Literacy Assessments” heading and the Evidence-Based Tier-1, Class-wide Elementary Reading Curricula List is on the right side of the page under the “Literacy Instruction and Materials” heading.
These lists meet requirements in Public Act 146, one of the two new literacy laws from 2024 that the legislature passed and Gov. Whitmer signed.
The law requires the department to “provide a list of approved valid and reliable screening and progress monitoring reading assessments for selection and use by school districts and public-school academies” to identify students with characteristics of dyslexia. Michigan’s Public Act 146 of 2024 also mandates K-12 progress monitoring to ensure that educators can track a student's growth toward specific literacy targets over time and adjust instructional strategies or interventions for those identified with characteristics of dyslexia, or other reading difficulties.
The law also requires the department to “publish a list of evidence-based tier 1, class-wide elementary reading curricula and materials that are aligned with science of reading methods that research has shown to improve literacy outcomes and help pupils achieve reading proficiency.”
The approved assessment list includes two approved assessments. The curricula list has 14 approved curricula for grades K-5, including the 11 curricula that are currently included on the Tier 1 Early Literacy Materials and Series list.
The approved lists directly support Goal 2 in Michigan's Top 10 Strategic Education Plan, to improve early literacy achievement. Aligning the newly released lists with Michigan’s educational goals enables Michigan to move closer to ensuring that all K-12 children have their literacy needs identified and met for a lifetime of learning and success.
Early next year, MDE will issue another request for submission of K-3 screening and progress monitoring assessments that will remain open until Sept. 30, 2026. The department will conduct ongoing reviews of submissions and update the list.
In the spring, MDE will issue another request for submission of evidence-based Tier-1, class-wide elementary reading curricula that will remain open until September 30, 2026. The department will conduct ongoing reviews of submissions and update the lists.
Additional information about future request for submission processes is available on the K-12 Literacy and Dyslexia Law webpage.
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