Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) In accordance with Section
1002.59(1),
F.S., the Department of Education (Department) in collaboration with the Just
Read, Florida! Office adopts the following minimum standards for training
courses in emergent literacy for prekindergarten instructors.
(a) The minimum standards shall align to the
performance standards for students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK)
Education Program adopted in Rule
6M-8.602, F.A.C., and include:
1. Evidence-based content and instructional
strategies grounded in the science of reading;
2. Content on the development of early
learning skills, oral communication, knowledge of print and letters,
phonological and phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension development, and
explicit and systematic instruction;
3. Multisensory approaches;
4. A pre- and post-assessment to measure
participant learning outcomes; and
5. Facilitator interaction and follow-up for
online courses.
(b) The
training course(s) content must contain evidence-based instructional strategies
in emergent reading with the goal that the participant will be able to:
1. Understand the importance of motivation
and emergent reading;
2.
Demonstrate knowledge of phonological awareness;
3. Identify alphabet knowledge and
skills;
4. Understand the
importance of retelling stories to develop comprehension; and
5. Understand instructional strategies that
meet the needs of students with varying abilities.
(c) The training course(s) content must
contain evidence-based instructional strategies instruction in language and
communication with the goal that the participant will be able to:
1. Learn how to increase the language skills
of prekindergarten children;
2.
Learn how to increase the complexity of the spoken language of prekindergarten
children;
3. Develop skills to help
prekindergarten children initiate conversations, ask questions, and respond to
others;
4. Know how to improve the
speaking, listening, and conversational skills of prekindergarten children;
and,
5. Know how to expand the
vocabulary of prekindergarten children.
(d) The training course(s) content must
contain instruction in evidence-based instructional strategies in emergent
writing with the goal that the participant will be able to:
1. Demonstrate how writing with children will
influence the way they learn to communicate through writing;
2. Learn how to provide meaningful and
purposeful writing opportunities to motivate and encourage children to explore
print; and,
3. Examine the skills
and strategies needed to know how to coach children in writing throughout the
year keeping in mind developmental needs of each child.
(e) As used in this rule, "evidence-based"
means demonstrating a statistically significant effect on improving student
outcomes.
(2) In
accordance with Section
1002.59(2),
F.S., the Department adopts the following minimum standards for training
course(s) in performance standards. The training course(s) must contain
instruction in the performance standards for students in the VPK Education
Program as adopted in Rule
6M-8.602, F.A.C., that:
(a) Discusses the purpose, history, and
development of the performance standards for students in the VPK Education
Program;
(b) Leads participants to
identify the domains, components, standards, and benchmarks in the performance
standards for students in the VPK Education Program; and,
(c) Demonstrates how developmentally
appropriate daily practices relate to the standards found in the performance
standards for students in the VPK Education Program.
(3) As required by Section 1002.55(3)(c)2.,
F.S., the Department approves the courses relating to emergent literacy and
performance standards. The list of approved courses can be found on the
Department's website at
https://origin.fldoe.org/schools/early-learning/providers/pro-learning.stml.
(4) In accordance with sections
1002.55(3)(c)2., 1002.61(4), and
1002.63(4),
F.S., all lead VPK instructors must successfully complete the following
training requirements:
(a) Three (3)
five-hour emergent literacy courses or equivalent and a course on the
performance standards adopted for use in the VPK program; and
(b) One (1) emergent literacy course every
five (5) calendar years after initially completing the three (3) emergent
literacy courses.
Rulemaking Authority
1002.59,
1002.79 FS. Law Implemented
1002.55(3)(c)2., 1002.59
FS.
New 7-1-15, Amended 10-21-18, 5-3-22,
9-20-22.
