Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 99c.
(1) The
teacher education program for teachers of students who are deaf or hard of
hearing must include a minimum of 30 semester or equivalent hours. The teacher
education program for teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing must
meet the council on education of the deaf standards or must, at a minimum,
include 30 semester or equivalent hours relating to all of the following areas:
(a) Language and linguistics.
(b) Audiology and speech science.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Education.
(2) Students shall complete a program that is
designed to develop all of the following competencies:
(a) Knowledge of linguistics, theories of
language development, and the various special methods used to assess and
develop language competence.
(b)
Ability to utilize an individual diagnostic profile of the student's expressive
and receptive language skills.
(c)
Ability to integrate language development with the teaching of English,
mathematics, social studies, science, and other academics.
(d) Ability to use various and combined
modes, manual and oral, in both expressive and receptive communication with
students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
(e) Knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and
pathology of the organs of speech and hearing.
(f) Knowledge of audiological assessment
information and its application to the individualized education program of a
student who is deaf or hard of hearing.
(g) Knowledge of personal and group
amplification systems, including their basic maintenance.
(h) Ability to incorporate and teach
appropriate procedure to maximize the use of speech, speech reading, and
auditory skills.
(i) Ability to use
systematic observational techniques for establishing baseline data, evaluating
problem areas, and documenting and assessing progress.
(j) Knowledge of the psychological and
sociological impact of severe/profound hearing loss, including information
about the community/culture of adult persons who are deaf or hard of
hearing.
(k) Ability to identify
and use local, state, and national resources in support of students who are
deaf or hard of hearing, their parents, and their educational
program.
(l) Ability to orient
parents, general education school staff, and administrators to the unique needs
and learning styles of students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
(m) Ability to assess communication,
academic, and social/emotional development of students who are deaf or hard of
hearing.
(n) Ability to relate
diagnostic information in functional terms to parents and support service
specialists.
(o) Ability to design
and implement an educational program appropriate to the individual student's
communication, academic, prevocational, and social needs.
(p) Ability to modify and adapt procedures
for teaching reading, math, and other academic subjects to students who are
deaf or hard of hearing.
(3) Before assignment to directed student
teaching, each student teacher shall spend a minimum of 60 clock hours in
programs with students who are deaf or hard of hearing utilizing various
communication modes, both manual and oral.
(4) The council on education of the deaf
standards, as cited in subrule (1) of this rule, are adopted by reference in
these rules and are available from the Council on Education of the Deaf,
Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002-3695,
and also from the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special
Education, 608 W. Allegan St., P.O. Box 30008, Lansing, MI, 48909, at no cost
for reproduction.
