La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXI-1365

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 5, May 20, 2024

Section CXXXI-1365 - Reading Specialist

A. This certification is valid for teaching and/or supervision of reading in grade levels 1-12.

B. Eligibility requirements:

1. valid Type B or Level 2 Louisiana teaching certificate;

2. advanced degree from an institution accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602; and

3. included in or beyond the advanced degree of study must be 12 graduate hours of coursework in reading education, including:

a. three semester hours of foundations or survey of reading instruction;

b. six semester hours of diagnosis and correction of reading difficulties, including a testing/tutorial practicum under the supervision of qualified personnel; and

c. three semester hours of reading in the content areas.

C. Beginning September 1, 2024, an applicant shall pass the BESE-approved Teaching of Reading: Elementary or Teaching of Reading: Elementary Subtest exam in accordance with §303 of this Part.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXI-1365

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 32:1822 (October 2006), amended LR 46:1383 (October 2020), LR 48465 (3/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 481073 (4/1/2022), Amended LR 50671 (5/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), R.S. 17:7(6), R.S. 17:10, R.S. 17:22(6), R.S. 17:391.1- 391.10, and R.S. 17:411.