For Immediate Release: EdVoice Sponsors AB 1121 (Rubio), a Landmark Early Literacy Bill
Reading is a civil right, but California’s early childhood literacy gaps are some of the largest by race and income in the nation. The problem is not that our children can’t learn, but that many are not being provided with effective reading instruction and materials.
Today, California State Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio (D-48) introduced a new early literacy bill, AB 1121, that will create more equitable academic outcomes by bringing evidence-based reading instruction to every elementary school classroom in California.
The bill is co-sponsored by EdVoice, Decoding Dyslexia CA and Families In Schools. This legislation, if enacted, will ensure that all elementary students in California receive reading instruction aligned with the latest scientific research on how the brain learns to read.