NAC391.340. Qualifications for teaching pupils who have hearing impairments.

     1. Before teaching pupils, ages 3 to 21, inclusive, who have hearing impairments, a person must hold an endorsement issued pursuant to this section.

     2. To receive the endorsement, the person must:

     (a) Have completed a program of preparation for teaching pupils who have hearing impairments, which has been approved by the Board;

     (b) Hold a license or certificate, issued by another state, with an endorsement to teach pupils who have hearing impairments;

     (c) Hold a certificate from the Council for Education of the Deaf;

     (d) Hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in the education of pupils who have hearing impairments and have completed 8 semester hours of student teaching, equivalent field experience or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience in special education; or

     (e) Hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree and:

          (1) Have completed 8 semester hours of student teaching of pupils who have hearing impairments, equivalent field experience with such pupils or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience with such pupils; and

          (2) Have completed 18 semester hours of course work in any of the following areas:

               (I) Characteristics of pupils who have hearing impairments;

               (II) Methods of communication for pupils who have hearing impairments;

               (III) Anatomy and physiology of the ear and the mechanisms of speech;

               (IV) Audiology;

               (V) Hearing aids and auditory training;

               (VI) Development of the curriculum and methods of teaching pupils who have hearing impairments;

               (VII) Parental involvement in programs for pupils who have disabilities;

               (VIII) Linguistics, speech and language for pupils who have hearing impairments;

               (IX) Introduction to special education or education of pupils who have disabilities; and

               (X) Education or planning for the transition of pupils who have disabilities from their current placement to placement in additional educational programs, employment and living independently as an adult.

     [Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.530, eff. 10-23-81]—(NAC A 12-15-86; A by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, 7-18-88; 11-27-91, eff. 1-11-91; 1-10-96)