LAC 28:CXXXI.1365
LAC 28:CXXXI.1365. Reading Specialist
Cite as La. Admin. Code tit. 28, pt. CXXXI, § 1365
A. This certification is valid for teaching and/or supervision of reading in grade levels 1-12.
B. Eligibility requirements:
1. valid Type B or Level 2 Louisiana teaching certificate;
2. advanced degree from an institution accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602; and
3. included in or beyond the advanced degree of study must be 12 graduate hours of coursework in reading education, including:
a. three semester hours of foundations or survey of reading instruction;
b. six semester hours of diagnosis and correction of reading difficulties, including a testing/tutorial practicum under the supervision of qualified personnel; and
c. three semester hours of reading in the content areas.
C. Beginning September 1, 2024, an applicant shall pass the BESE-approved Teaching of Reading: Elementary or Teaching of Reading: Elementary Subtest exam in accordance with §303 of this Part.