CT SB00317

Effective July 1, 2017, educators applying for remedial reading, remedial language arts, or reading consultant endorsements must pass an approved reading instruction examination with standards equivalent to the State Board of Education's April 1, 2009 examination.

Applicants for initial, provisional, or professional educator certificates combined with remedial reading or reading consultant endorsements must meet the same examination requirement.

All applicants must complete a program of study in diagnosis and remediation of reading and language arts that includes supervised practicum hours.

Training programs must include instruction in detection, recognition, and evidence-based structured literacy interventions for students with dyslexia as defined in section 10-3d.