1650. BILINGUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION (K-12)

1650 BILINGUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION (K-12) 1650.1 In addition to the general and professional education requirements, for certification in bilingual special education, the following shall be required: (a) Historical, philosophical, educational, and sociological basis of the education of language minority students; understanding of linguistics; formal and informal assessments; and differential earning styles of the language minority student (a minimum of eighteen (18) semester hours) including the following: (1) Foundations of Bilingual Special Education; (2) Bilingualism; (3) Literacy in Second Language Learning; (4) Principles of Cross-cultural Communication; and (5) Curriculum and Instruction in Bilingual Special Education; (b) Common core content in special education (a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours) including the following: (1) Psychoeducational assessment of exceptional individuals; (2) Socio-cultural and vocational aspects of disabilities; (3) Modifications/adaptations of curriculum and instruction of the exceptional individual; (4) Language development of children with disabilities; (5) Current trends and legal issues in special education; and (6) Psychology of exceptional children; (c) Competency in the English language as determined by the Language Minority Affairs Branch; and (d) Competency in the language of specialty other than English as determined by an assessment administered in the language by the Language Minority Affairs Branch. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3201 (July 17, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 6542 (October 24, 1986); and by Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 6893, 6931-32 (October 1, 1993).