Mich. Admin. Code R. 340.1788 - Teachers of students with learning disabilities; special requirements
Rule 88.
(1) The
teacher education program for teachers of students with learning disabilities
shall include a minimum of 30 semester or equivalent hours pursuant to
R 340.1781,
R 340.1782, and all of the
following:
(a) The identification of learning
disabilities including diagnostic principles and practices; the etiology and
characteristics of learning disabilities; sociocultural, linguistic, and
environmental factors influencing identification; and the relationship between
learning disabilities and other commonly associated conditions.
(b) The common manifestations of learning
disabilities across the age span, including challenges in meeting developmental
milestones in the preschool years, problems with academic performance in
literacy, math, and content areas across the K-12 spectrum, issues of strategic
performance and self-determination in older students, and the interplay between
cognition and psychosocial functioning.
(c) Assessing, teaching, and modifying
instruction and curricula for students with learning disabilities across the
K-12 continuum related to all of the following:
(i) Administering and adapting formal and
informal assessment methods for the purposes of instructional planning, and
communicating assessment results to students, their families, and other
professionals.
(ii) Developing and
implementing instructional and curricular goals; monitoring and reporting the
progress related to the unique needs of students with learning disabilities,
including career/transition programs and access to adult role models, and use
of assistive technology.
(iii)
Fostering competency in the areas of reading (word recognition and
comprehension), writing (text composition and revision, grammar, spelling, and
legibility), mathematical reasoning and calculation, listening, and
speaking.
(iv) Fostering study
skills and test-taking skills, self-management, problem solving, reasoning,
coping skills, and self-determination.
(v) Adapting and modifying general education
curricula, pedagogical approaches, and learning environments for students with
learning disabilities.
(vi)
Managing and monitoring the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of students
with learning disabilities in a variety of group settings.
(d) Issues related to learning disabilities
theory, research, and policy, including definition and identification;
legislation and regulations; pre-referral, referral and placement; instruction
and assessment of educational progress for students with learning disabilities;
and, collaboration with general education teachers, families, and allied
service providers.
(2)
The 30 semester or equivalent hours shall be distributed to prioritize
preparation, including pre-student teaching field experiences in assessing,
teaching, and modifying instruction related to subdivisions (a) to (d) of this
subrule for students with learning disabilities.
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