NAC391.290. Endorsement as specialist in teaching reading.

To receive an endorsement as a specialist in teaching reading, a person must:

     1. Hold a master’s degree;

     2. Have 3 years of verified experience as a teacher in state-approved schools;

     3. Hold a valid elementary, secondary or special license to teach, excluding a business and industry endorsement, a valid license to teach special education, excluding a business and industry endorsement, or a valid license to teach middle school or junior high school education, excluding a business and industry endorsement; and

     4. Have completed at least 16 graduate semester hours of courses in reading in each of the following subjects:

     (a) Foundations of reading;

     (b) Etiology and diagnosis of reading problems;

     (c) Clinical practice in correcting reading problems; and

     (d) Research in reading.

     [Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.460, eff. 10-23-81]—(NAC A by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, 11-4-91; R099-04, 8-25-2004; R005-05, 10-31-2005; R028-11, 10-26-2011)