Section 20-31-3-2.5 - Academic standards; reading(a) As used in this section, "three-cueing model" refers to the three-cueing model of reading that uses meaning drawn from the context, pictures, or syntax as the primary basis for teaching word recognition.(b) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the state board and the department, in developing academic standards for reading under section 1 or 2 of this chapter: (1) shall implement academic standards for reading that are:(A) aligned with the science of reading; and(B) developmentally appropriate based on student need; and(2) may not implement an academic standard for reading based on the three-cueing model.Added by P.L. 243-2023,SEC. 17, eff. 7/1/2023.