Section 164.304 - Teacher preparation programs for elementary and secondary regular education to include instruction on dyslexia and other learning disabilities and core elements of response-to-intervention systemBy the 2019-2020 academic year, postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs for elementary and secondary regular education shall, subject to available funds, include instruction on:
(1) The definition and characteristics of dyslexia;(2) Processes for identifying dyslexia;(3) Evidence-based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia and other disorders defined in KRS 158.305 and related literacy and learning challenges; and(4) Core elements of a response-to-intervention framework addressing reading, writing, mathematics, and behavior, including;(b) Evidence-based research interventions;(c) Progress monitoring of the effectiveness of interventions on student performance;(d) Data-based decision-making procedures related to:1. Determining intervention effectiveness on student performance; and2. Determining the need to continue, alter, or discontinue interventions or conduct further evaluation of student needs; and(e) Application and implementation of response-to-intervention and dyslexia instructional practices in the classroom setting.Added by 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 88,§ 3, eff. 7/14/2018.