Independent Educational Consulting — Ohio
Free, practical tools on Ohio's Third Grade Reading Guarantee and early literacy information — plain-language guides for families and educators, and editable templates for schools and districts.
A reading-screening result, a reading plan, a promotion decision, and a school report-card rating each answer a different question, and it is easy to read one as if it answered another. This guide offers four questions to ask of each kind of information — what do we have, what question does it answer, what does it not tell us, and what should we examine next — with the official source for every point and short, fictional examples.
Fuller, M. L. (2026). Understanding Ohio literacy information: Four questions for families and educators [Guide]. https://www.drmikepsychology.com/resources.html
A shorter, plain-language version for parents and guardians. It explains the fall reading check, reading plans, moving on to fourth grade, and school ratings, and lists questions families can bring to the school.
Fuller, M. L. (2026). Your child's reading in Ohio: A family guide to reading checks, reading plans, fourth-grade promotion, and school ratings [Guide]. https://www.drmikepsychology.com/resources.html
A note on AI's role in this work. Drafting was assisted by AI tools (NotebookLM, Perplexity, and Claude, an AI system from Anthropic). The author directed the work and is responsible for all content, sources, and citations.
Disclaimer. These independently developed guides are not official Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) publications or legal advice. Examples are fictional. Families should contact their school about their own child's results, services, and reading plan.
Editable sample letters for communicating with families under Ohio's Third Grade Reading Guarantee (R.C. 3313.608), checked against the statute in effect September 30, 2025. Each letter is a separate Word file with click-to-fill fields and gray staff notes explaining what the law requires; a fillable PDF provides the Parent Request Consultation Record and internal checklists. Download the complete set as one zip file, or individual pieces below.
A note on AI's role in this work. Drafting was assisted by AI tools (NotebookLM, Perplexity, and Claude, an AI system from Anthropic). The author directed the work and is responsible for all content, sources, and citations.
Disclaimer. These are sample templates, not official ODEW forms, legal advice, or a certification of compliance, and they do not replace a district's official notices. Districts should confirm current Ohio law, ODEW guidance, current-year assessment criteria, and local procedures before use. The templates do not address Ohio's separate dyslexia screening requirements.