{"id":3217,"date":"2025-11-04T16:49:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T22:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/?p=3217"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:00:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:00:41","slug":"bill-225-universal-early-reading-screening-in-manitoba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/index.php\/2025\/11\/04\/bill-225-universal-early-reading-screening-in-manitoba\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill 225: Universal Early Reading Screening in Manitoba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"353\">The Manitoba Government has passed <strong data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"269\">Bill 225, the Public Schools Amendment Act (Universal Screening for Learning Disabilities)<\/strong>, ensuring all students <strong data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"317\">Kindergarten\u2013Grade 4<\/strong> receive early reading screenings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"372\"><strong data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"370\">Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"476\"><strong data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"399\">Universal Screening:<\/strong> All students assessed using evidence-based tools approved by the minister.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"587\"><strong data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"503\">Twice-Yearly Checks:<\/strong> Screening occurs at least twice per year in three of the first five school years.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"649\"><strong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"609\">Parent Updates:<\/strong> Progress shared through report cards.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"741\"><strong data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"672\">Ongoing Support:<\/strong> Students identified with reading challenges receive targeted help.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"857\"><strong data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"763\">Pilot Programs:<\/strong> Select school divisions are already testing screening tools; full rollout next school year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1024\">The <strong data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"926\">Manitoba Teachers\u2019 Society (MTS)<\/strong> supports early screening but stresses that <strong data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1021\">identification must be paired with real support<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1027\" data-end=\"1104\">Schools need more <strong data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1074\">specialists and resources<\/strong> to help struggling readers.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1107\" data-end=\"1207\">Screening should be <strong data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1167\">teacher-led, flexible, and adaptable<\/strong>\u2014not tied to a single commercial tool.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1309\"><strong data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1241\">Diverse teaching strategies<\/strong> are essential; there is no one-size-fits-all approach to reading.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1460\"><strong data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1346\">Investment in public education<\/strong> is crucial: smaller classes, collaboration time, and consistent funding ensure students get the help they need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1601\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Manitoba Government has passed Bill 225, the Public Schools Amendment Act (Universal Screening for Learning Disabilities), ensuring all students Kindergarten\u2013Grade 4 receive early reading screenings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","post-thumbnail-displayed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3217"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3225,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3217\/revisions\/3225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbteach.org\/mtscms\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}