The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill that prohibits teaching three-cueing as a reading method.
SB 168, sponsored by Sen. Donnie Chesteen, R-Geneva, codifies a ban on the three-cueing method issued by the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) in 2024. According to ExcelinEd in Action, three-cueing teaches students to read using meaning, structure and syntax, and visual cues.
“The goal of SB 168 is to strengthen the implementation of the Alabama Literacy Act which has yielded incredible results thanks to the partnership of the Alabama Reading Initiative, Gov. [Kay] Ivey and this Legislature,” said Rep. Leigh Hulsey, R-Helena, who carried the bill in the House…