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Rhode Island General Laws Title 16. Education § 16-67.2-4. Dyslexia and related disorder education in teacher preparation programs

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

No later than the 2021-2022 school year, the department of elementary and secondary education (the “department”) shall collaborate with the board of education to require that all department-approved undergraduate educator preparation programs for licensure as a teacher of elementary education and as a reading specialist/consultant include instruction in:

(1) Dyslexia professional awareness of the characteristics of dyslexia and related disorders;

(2) Evidence-based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia and related disorders; and

(3) Completion of a classroom educator program providing instruction in the use of specific dyslexia- and related disorder-targeted methods of teaching.

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