CR 20-005 Rule Text

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission:

Comments should be submitted to Carl Bryan, Department of Public Instruction, 125 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841 or at [e-mail]. The Department will publish a hearing notice in the Administrative Register which will provide information on the deadline for the submission of comments.

SECTION 1. PI 34.021 (1) (f) is created to read:

PI 34.021 (1) (f) Reading. For candidates for special education licensure, the assessment of reading shall be demonstrated by the student meeting one of the following requirements:

1. Earning a passing score on the examination required under s. 118.19 (14) (a), Stats.

2. Completing a course of study under s. 118.19 (14) (b), Stats., that includes the following:

a. Instruction in the teaching of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and fluency.

b. Feedback and coaching from an expert of reading instruction. In this subdivision, an expert of reading instruction is an individual employed by a school district or an approved program with a master’s degree or higher in reading, literacy, or curriculum and instruction with a concentration in literacy or an individual who holds a reading specialist license under s. PI 34.070.

c. A portfolio of work that demonstrates competence in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and fluency.

SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE:

The proposed rules contained in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month commencing after the date of publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats.

Dated this _____ day of ____________, 2020

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Carolyn Stanford Taylor

State Superintendent