Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Special Education Programs and Services
Part 5 - QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL
Section R. 340.1796 - Teachers of students with speech and language impairment; special requirements
Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 340.1796
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 96.
(1) A teacher of students with speech and language impairment shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) An earned master's
degree in speech and language pathology.
(b) A minimum of 60 semester or equivalent
hours of academic credit in normal aspects of human communication, development
thereof, and clinical techniques for evaluation and management of speech and
language disorders distributed as follows:
(i)
A minimum of 12 semester or equivalent hours in courses pertaining to normal
development of speech, language, and hearing.
(ii) A minimum of 30 semester or equivalent
hours in courses on communication disorders and evaluation and management of
speech, language, and hearing disorders. Of these 30 semester or equivalent
hours, 24 hours shall be in speech and language pathology and 6 shall be in
audiology. Not more than 6 of the 30 semester or equivalent hours may be earned
for clinical practicum.
(iii) A
minimum of 30 semester or equivalent hours that are acceptable on a graduate
level, of which 21 hours shall be within the group specified under paragraph
(ii) of this subdivision.
(c) A minimum of 300 clock hours of
supervised practicum experience with persons who present a variety of
communication disorders, to be acquired in conjunction with academic training,
150 hours of which shall be obtained at the graduate level.
(2) The department shall approve as a teacher of students with speech and language impairment a person who is employed or approved as a teacher of students with speech and language impairment before the effective date of these rules.
(3) A teacher of students with speech and language impairment assigned to programs for students with severe language impairment, as defined in R 340.1756, shall be certified at the elementary level.
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