Schroeder throws support to literacy bill

Newly minted Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder is throwing his support behind a bill that is slowly making its way through the legislative process. A staunch proponent of childhood literacy, he believes Senate File 32 is vital to ensuring that all Wyoming’s kids have the chance to succeed.

“It will require the districts to put screeners and assessments in place so that they can detect dyslexia and other learning disabilities or reading deficiencies early on,” he says of the bill, titled “K-3 reading assessment and intervention program”.

SF-32 is sponsored by the Joint Educat...