(a) Each school district shall annually provide to parents and guardians of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade three in a public school in the state current information on the importance of early literacy, including

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 14.03.072

  • department: means the Department of Education and Early Development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) intervention strategies;
(2) home literacy plans;
(3) grade retention standards and policies for the elementary school attended;
(4) strategies and resources to help children learn to read.
(b) In partnership with local media outlets, the department shall create and implement a communications campaign to educate parents and guardians about the importance of early literacy. The campaign shall include an Internet website that provides access to current research on early literacy, book recommendations, and vocabulary building exercises.