Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:392.12 – A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop the criteria whereby a teacher may be issued a dyslexia practitioner ancillary certificate or a dyslexia therap
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:392.12
- Dyslexia: means an unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader, most commonly caused by a difficulty in phonological processing, which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read, and spell. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:392.11
A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop the criteria whereby a teacher may be issued a dyslexia practitioner ancillary certificate or a dyslexia therapist ancillary certificate.
B. In addition to any other criteria established by the board, in order to be issued an ancillary certificate pursuant to this Section, a teacher shall:
(1) Hold a valid Louisiana teaching certificate.
(2) Demonstrate completion of a multisensory structured language training program accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting organization, which shall include:
(a) For the dyslexia practitioner ancillary certificate, forty-five hours of coursework and sixty hours of clinical work that is observed and monitored by a qualified professional.
(b) For the dyslexia therapist ancillary certificate, two hundred hours of coursework and seven hundred hours of clinical work that is observed and monitored by a qualified professional.
(3) Pass a multisensory structured language education-related competency examination that is administered by a nationally recognized professional organization that issues national certifications.
Acts 2023, No. 266, §1.