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Georgia Code Title 20. Education § 20-2-208.1

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The Professional Standards Commission shall include in its standards for teacher preparation programs for elementary and secondary education instruction on:

(1) The definition and characteristics of dyslexia and other disorders;

(2) Evidence based interventions and accommodations for students with characteristics of dyslexia and other disorders; and

(3) Core elements of a response-to-intervention framework addressing reading, writing, mathematics, and behavior, including:

(A) Universal screening;

(B) Scientific, research based interventions;

(C) Progress monitoring of the effectiveness of interventions on student performance;

(D) Data based decision-making procedures related to:

(i) Determining intervention effectiveness on student performance; and

(ii) 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.

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