OAR 584-420-0016
Instruction on Dyslexia and other Reading Difficulties: Program Standards

(1)

Purpose: ORS 342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs) requires the Commission to establish standards for approval of an educator preparation provider (EPP) that require early childhood education, elementary education, special education or reading programs to provide instruction on dyslexia and that the instruction be consistent with the knowledge and practice standards of an international organization on dyslexia.

(2) Scope of standards: The requirements for instruction on dyslexia and other reading difficulties apply to Oregon EPPs preparing candidates for:

(a)

Elementary-Multiple Subjects (includes early childhood education);

(b)

Reading Intervention; and

(c)

Special Education: Generalist.

(3)

Oregon EPPs must provide the necessary program components that will enable candidates preparing for elementary multiple-subjects, reading intervention, and special education: generalist endorsements to meet the standards related to:

(a)

Instruction on reading difficulties; and

(a)

Instruction on dyslexia instruction, as provided in subsection (4).

(4) Standards for Dyslexia Instruction: Candidates must demonstrate the ability to:

(a)

Identify the characteristics that may predict or are associated with dyslexia;

(b)

Understand how to provide evidence-based reading instruction to all students, including students who demonstrate characteristics that may predict or are associated with dyslexia;

(c)

Administer, interpret and apply screening and progress monitoring assessments for students who demonstrate characteristics that may predict or are associated with dyslexia; and

(d)

Apply dyslexia assessment and instruction knowledge to pedagogy practice.

(5)

The standards for dyslexia instruction provided in subsection (4) apply to all students the candidate is being prepared to teach, including English Language Learner (ELL) students.

(6)

Program alignment with the dyslexia instruction standards provided in subsection (4) must be consistent with the knowledge and practice standards of an international organization on dyslexia.

(7) Implementation of Standards: The Commission may not deny approval of an educator preparation program for failure to comply with the standards for instruction on reading difficulties and instruction on dyslexia, as provided in subsection (5), for three years from the date that the Commission first adopts the standards or rules if the educator preparation program:

(a) Develops a plan to comply with the standards and rules; and

(b) Submits the plan to the Commission within one year of the commission adopting the standards and rules.

(8) A plan submitted under this section may phase in implementation of the requirements if complete implementation is scheduled within three years of the Commission first adopting the dyslexia instruction standards and rules under ORS 342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs) (1)(b) and (2).

Source: Rule 584-420-0016 — Instruction on Dyslexia and other Reading Difficulties: Program Standards, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=584-420-0016.

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OAR 584-420-0016
Instruction on Dyslexia and other Reading Difficulties: Program Standards